Ja 350 TC 969; Q 497; CSAI I, 135
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The period is suggested on the palaeographic basis. |
TEXT
1 ʾbṣdq ʿrm W(h)bʾl ḏ-Hr(n)
2 w-ḏ-Ḏrʾn s¹qnyt ʾnby S²ym—
3 n mʿmr-s¹ b-Rṣfm rṯdt ṣlm—
4 t-s¹ bn ms¹nkrm bn brṯ-(s¹)
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbṣdq, nurse of Whbʾl ḏ-Hrn 2 and ḏ-Ḏrʾn dedicated to ʾnby S²ym- 3 n her memorial in (the temple) Rṣfm; she committed her sta- 4 tue (to Him) against everyone who may damage it from its place. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 437=AM 402 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 23, w. 42, th. 7.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm |
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CULTURAL NOTES
According to Bron (1999: 200-201), the term ʿrm referred to a woman indicates a relationship with a man.
Among the proposed translations, "widow", "mistress", "wet nurse", the last one is preferred. This woman, "nurse" of a man, dedicates her memorial to ʾnby S²ymn in his temple Rṣfm.
Among the proposed translations, "widow", "mistress", "wet nurse", the last one is preferred. This woman, "nurse" of a man, dedicates her memorial to ʾnby S²ymn in his temple Rṣfm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1952 a: 195-199, pl. VIII/b | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires. |
| Bron 1999 b | Bron, François 1999. Antiquités qatabanites. Semitica, 49: 199-201. |