Ḥājj-al-ʿĀdī 86
al-Ḥājj 2020: 130, pl. 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [ʾbws³l ḏ](t) byt ʾbʾns¹ w-ʾls²rḥ bnw Dql s¹(q)[ny](t)[ ḏt Ṣntm]
2 [ṣlmn ḏh]bn bn frʿm frʿt ʾbws³l l-ḏt Ṣntm rṯdt (ʾ)[bws³l]
3 [ḏt Ṣ](n)tm nfs¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-s¹ Nbṭʿm [w-...]hm-s¹ w-ʾ—
4 [... ...](m) w-ʾqny-s¹m w-rṯdt ʾbws³l ṣlm-(s¹)[ bn] ms¹f—
5 [ʾym w-m]s¹nkr bn brṯ-s¹ Dql
| 2 | al-Ḥājj restores [w]-rṯdt; however, there is no space to restore a w and the clause is asyndetic. |
| 3 | We could integrate: s¹]hm-s¹ "her servants" |
| 3-4 | We could integrate: ʾ[ʾḏn-s¹]m. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbws³l of the house of ʾbʾns¹ and ʾls²rḥ, of the family Dql, dedicated to ḏt Ṣntm 2 the bronze statue among the tribute ʾbws³l offered to ḏt Ṣntm; ʾbws³l committed 3 to ḏt Ṣntm her person and her faculties and her son Nbṭʿm and her [... ...] and 4 [... ...] and their possessions, and ʾbws³l committed her statue against anyone who may move (it) 5 or who may damage (it) from its place. Dql. |
| al-Ḥājj 2020: 131 | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2020. Ṣūra min makānat al-marʾa fī mamlakat Qatabān fī ḍawʾ nuqūsh musnadiyya jadīda. Majallat jāmiʿat Ḥāʾil li-l-ʿulūm al-insāniyya, 4: 125-144. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 30, w. 55 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ḏt Ṣntm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Ḥājj 2020: 130-134, pl. 1 | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2020. Ṣūra min makānat al-marʾa fī mamlakat Qatabān fī ḍawʾ nuqūsh musnadiyya jadīda. Majallat jāmiʿat Ḥāʾil li-l-ʿulūm al-insāniyya, 4: 125-144. |