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CIAS 95.11/p 1
CIAS: i, 193
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Hs²mr bn Hḥyʿs³(t)
2 s¹qny S¹yn ḏ-Ws¹ṭhn
3 ms³ndhn ḏ-s²ft-s¹ ʿ(l)—
4 hy bhl s²tʿr w-(ft)—
5 qd w-(h)-(y)nḫʾ b-ms³(nd)—
6 h(n) b-ʿbr ḏt s¹tʾ(l)
7 b-S¹yn (h)-(y)s¹s²ʾm Ġ[.]—
8 bm tḥ(t)-n ʾrḫ-s¹ w-[ʿ]—
9 qb-s³ [..](qn)[... ...]
10 [... ...]
| The letters ḫ are dextrograde. | |
| 2 | S¹yn ḏ-ʿs¹ṭhn (Höfner). |
| 7-8 | The editors read (Ġl)bm, but it could also be Ġ(b)bm. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hs²mr son of Hḥyʿs³t 2 dedicated to S¹yn ḏ-Ws¹ṭhn 3 the inscription he had promised Him, according to 4 the oracle he interpreted and 5 sought for, and in order to confess through this inscription, 6 because he requested 7 on S¹yn's behalf to sell Ġ[.]bm 8 under the authority of His order 9 and as agent (?) of it [... ...] 10 [... ...]. |
| 5 | Our translation of nḫʾ with "to confess" - which is an unicum in ASA - considers the verb as parallel to tnḫy/ntḫy found in Ancient South Arabian penitential texts. This interpretation remains, however, highly hypothetical. |
| German | |
1 Hs²mr, Sohn des Hḥyʿs³t 2 hat gewidmet dem S¹yn ḏ-ʿs¹ṭhn 3 die(se) Inschrift, die er ihm gelobt hatte auf 4 Grund des (Orakel-)Spruches, den er erfahren und ge- 5 sucht hat, und damit er gelange durch die(se) In- 6 schrift zu dem, was er erbeten hat 7 von S¹yn (namlich): dass verkaufe Ġl- 8 bm auf seine Weisung hin und als sein 9 Stellvertreter (oder 'unter seiner Aufsicht' ?) ... 10 ... ... |
| 2-9 | "... dedicated this inscription which he had promised Him for the oracular declaration which he had received and sought; and may he attain, by means of this inscription, to that which he has asked of S¹yn, (namely) may He (the deity) grant success in his (the dedicant's) business/lawsuit and its outcome ..." (Beeston 1988). |
| 9 | "... He asked S¹yn so that he should sell Ġlbm according to his agreement and at the price established for it" (Frantsouzoff 1998 b). |
| Höfner 1973 | Höfner, Maria 1973. Inschriften aus Ṣirwāḥ, Ḫaulān. (I Teil). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 8. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 291/1). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. |
| Beeston 1988 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31. |
| Frantsouzoff 1998 b | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 1998. O vodopol'zovanii v drevnem Vnutrennem Hadramaute. Epigrafika Vostoka, 25: 130-151. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 245 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 66, w. 42 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Raybūn |
| Ancient site | Rybn [oasis] |
| Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ws¹ṭhn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 191-194, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Beeston 1988: 15-16 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31. |