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CIH 95
Jändl 2009: 245, pl. XXVI
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| For a general hypothesis of a date for the bronze tablets from ʿAmrān, cf. Avanzini 2008 b. |
TEXT
[... ... h]—
1 wfy-hmw l-n ḏ-tʾwl ʿdy hgrn ʿmrn l-s²w—
2 ʿn wrṯt-hw Qs²bt ḏt Mrṯdm w-bn ḏt |
3 ʾqnytn l-ʾḫr w-l wzʾ ʾlmqhw ḏ-H—
4 rn ḫmr ʿbd-hw Mwddm wfy grb-hw w-
5 ḥẓy w-rḍw ʾwrṯ-hw bny Mrṯdm w-s²ʿb-h—
6 mw Bklm rbʿn ḏ-ʿmrn w-l ḫryn ʿbd-h—
7 w Mwddm bn nḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²nʾm ḏ-rḥ—
8 q w-qrb w-l-ḏt nʿmt w-tnʿmn l-ʾdm-hw
9 bny ʾs²yb b-mqm w-ḫyl ʾlmqhw ḏ-Hrn
| 2 | for the conjunction l-n ḏ, see Stein 2003 a: 226. |
| 4 | for ʾqnyt insted of hqnyt, see Stein 2003 a: 61, n. 117. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 He protected them after returning to the city of ʿmrn to assist 3 his mistress Qs²bt of Mrṯdm and from this 4 dedication to the future; and may ʾlmqhw ḏ-Hrn continue 5 to grant His subject Mwddm safety for his person and 6 the favour and goodwill of his masters the family Mrṯdm and their tribe 7 Bklm, the part of ʿmrn; and may He preserve His subject 8 Mwddm from harm and injury of any enemy far 9 or near; and for what has been favourable and may be favourable to his vassals 10 the family ʾs²yb. By the power and might of ʾlmqhw ḏ-Hrn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 48471=1862,1028.19 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 19, w. 22.5, th. 0.4 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The Mrṯdm family occupied a prominent position in ʿAmrān society. Many members of other families placed themselves under the authority of the Mrṯdm. In this inscription the author, a member of the ʾs²yb family, appeals to the god that he might be regarded with favour by the family Mrṯdm: ʾwrṯ-hw "his masters". The inscription furnishes an interesting example of the public role that women could play in ASA society. The author completed his military corvée for wrṯt "his mistress".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Beeston 1937 a: 25-26 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1937. Sabaean inscriptions. Oxford. |
| Jändl 2009: 97-98, pl. XXVI | Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth. |
| Stein 2003 a | Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH. |
| Avanzini 2008 b | Avanzini, Alessandra 2008. Criteri editoriali per la pubblicazione dello CSAI. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 145-157. |