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FB-Ḥrmn


Bron 2018: 240, fig. 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription could be in Southern Middle Sabaic for cultural contacts with Qatabān. The god Ḥrmn is attested so far only in the Qatabanic documentation.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾlmtʿ w-Ẓb—
   2  ʾt ʿbdy Ḫ—
   3  wlyn hqny—
   4  y ʿṯtr Ḥr—
   5  mn bʿl Bn—
   6  ʾ b-ṭnfm ḏ-
   7  ḏhbm bn-hm—
   8  y w-ḏ-ys³fn l-w—
   9  fy-hmw

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  ʾlmtʿ et Ẓb-
   2  ʾt serviteurs de Ḫa-
   3  wliyān ont dédié au dieu Ḥar-
   4  mān seigneur de Banaʾ
   5  avec une tablette de
   6  bronze, leur fils
   7  et ce qui accroîtra
   8  leur prospérité.
Bron 2018Bron, François 2018. Trois nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques sur bronze. Semitica et Classica, 11: 239-242. 2019/02/20; https://doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.116810.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework (ṭnf)
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 14.5, w. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Yemen)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Ḥrmn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2018: 240-241, fig. 2Bron, François 2018. Trois nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques sur bronze. Semitica et Classica, 11: 239-242. 2019/02/20; https://doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.116810.