DAI Jabal al-ʿAwd 3 Zubayrī-al-ʿAwd 1
Robin 2010 a: 373, fig. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||||
| Writing technique | Cast | ||||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Mbhl bn Tḥbb hqny w-
2 bs²rn l-mrʾ-hw ʾln Rgbn
3 ʿdy[ mḥ]rm-hw Ḫrfn ḥẓr—
4 n ḏ-b-hgrn Ṣnʿ ḏt ʾrḍ
5 s²ʿbn Ḏbḥn [b-ḏ]t hrd[ʾ]
6 w-hws²ʿn Rgbn mrʾ-hw Ḏ—
7 mrʿly ḏ-Rydn l-kl mn—
8 gwt ḏ-tnḍʿ b-lb-hw w-b
9 ḏt hwfy mʾdb-hw Mbh—
10 l b-ywm wqh-hw mrʾ-h—
11 w Ḏmrʿly l-rṣd b-hg—
12 rn Ms³wlm [ḏ]-ʿrn Hdmn w-
13 ʾln Rgbn f-l yʾḫrn w-[ʿ]—
14 rm w-ṯbr s²nʾ w-[ḍ]r mrʾ-hm—
15 w Ḏmrʿly w-mʾdb-hw [M]bhl
16 w-ʾln Rgbn f-l ys²mn wfy
17 w-ṣḥ m[rʾ-h]mw Ḏmrʿly ḏ-Ryd—
18 n w-wfy w-ṣḥ mʾdb-hw M[b]hl
19 w-ṣḥ w-ṣdq l-hmw wrḫ-hw [....] ḏ-
20 b-ḫrfn ḏ-l-s¹bʿ w-s¹ṯy w-ṯty mʾtn
| 10 | Robin reads legge h(q)/(f)dmn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mbhl, son of Tḥbb, dedicated and 2 announced to his Lord, the god Rgbn, 3 in his temple Ḫrfn, the enclosed land, 4 that in the city of Ṣanāʿ, that land 5 of the tribe Ḏbḥn, because Rgbn helped 6 and granted favour to his lord Ḏ- 7 mrʿly, he of Raydān, in all the events 8 that implored for his heart; and because 9 he saved his servant Mbh- 10 l when his lord Ḏmrʿly ordered him 11 to guard the city 12 of Ms³wlm of the citadel Hdmn. The 13 god Rgbn might keep out, 14 ruin, break the opponents and the enemies of their 15 lord Ḏmrʿly and of his servant Mbhl. 16 And the god Rgbn might give assurance of safety 17 and health to their lord Ḏmrʿly, he of Raydān, 18 and safety and health to his servant Mbhl, 19 and health and justice to them. In the month [....] of the 20 year two hundred sixty-seven. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-ʿAwd |
| Ancient site | ʿwdm |
| Geographical area | Jabal al-ʿAwd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 2010: 10-11 | Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |
| Robin 2010 a: 371-373, fig. 1 | Robin, Christian J. 2010. Ḥimyarite Kings on Coinage. Pages 357-381 in Martin Huth and Peter G. van Alfen (eds). Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms. Studies in Ancient Arabian Monetization. New York: American Numismatic Society / New York: Oxford: Oxbow. |