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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 | al-ʿUqla texts |
TEXT
1 Nṣrm bn Nhdm w-Rqs²—
2 m bn ʾḏmr w-Wʾlm b—
3 n Yʿlld w-Wʾlm bn Bq—
4 lm w-ʾbkrb ḏ-Wdm s²yʿw
5 mrʾ-s¹m ʾlʿḏ Ylṭ mlk Ḥḍr—
6 mt bn ʿmḏḫr mt s¹yr ʾd gndlh—
7 (n) ʾnwdm h-mtll w-h-lqb
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Naṣrum, son of Nahdum, and Raqšum, 2 son of ʾAḏmar, and Waʾilum, son of 3 Yuʿallid, and Waʾilum, son of Baqi- 4 lum, and ʾAbkarib, he of [the family] Waddum, have accompanied 5 their lord ʾIlʿaḏḏ Yaluṭ, king of Ḥaḍra- 6 mawt, son of ʿAmmḏaḫar, when he went to the fortress 7 ʾAnwadum, to sojourn and give titles. |
| Jamme 1963 a | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1963. The al-ʿUqlah Texts. (Documentation sud-arabe, 3). Washington: Catholic University of America Press. |
| French | |
1 Naṣrum, fils de Nahdum, et Raqšum, 2 fils de ʾAḏmar, et Waʾilum, fils de 3 Yuʿallid, et Waʾilum, fils de Baqi- 4 lum, et ʾAbkarib, de Waddum, ont accompagné 5 leur seigneur ʾIlʿaḏ Yaluṭ, roi de Ḥaḍra- 6 mout, fils de ʿAmḏaḫar, lorsqu'il alla à l'aire pierreuse 7 ʾAnwadum, pour accomplir le rite et l'incantation. |
| Pirenne 1990 | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿUqla |
| Ancient site | ʾnwdm |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1963 a: 43-44, pl. Ib | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1963. The al-ʿUqlah Texts. (Documentation sud-arabe, 3). Washington: Catholic University of America Press. |
| Pirenne 1990: 107, pl. LXX | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |