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Moussaieff 10


Bron 2004: 119-120, figs 1-2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Bron suggests to date the epigraph to the V-IV BC.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿby(d)[m] (w)-[ʾ]ws¹ w-(Gʾm)(((Lʾm))) w-Rʾbʾl w-bhn-s¹m ʾhl ʿ(q)rn
   2  s¹ḥdṯ s³lʾ (ʿm)-(s¹)m Hnʾ (ḏ)-ʿq(r)n s²wʿh ʿṯtr ḏ-Qb—
   3  ḍ k-ʿṯtr (ḏ)-Qbḍ ʾl Ḥnḏr((Ḥnḏr)) w-ʾlʾlt Ḥnḏr((Ḥnḏr)) mʿq—
   4  b ḏh(b)n w-rṯd ʾhl ʿqrn ḏ-Qbḍ s³lʾ-s¹m bn
   5  (ḏ)-[y](s¹)nkr-s¹[m] (b)n mqmh-(s¹)m

Apparatus
3It is unsure whether Ḥnḏr is a name of sanctuary or a name of group/tribe: the expression ʾl plus a name of sanctuary is known in Minaic as apposition of a name of god (see Maʿīn 85, ll.5-6). Nevertheless, it is more probable that Ḥnḏr is a name of group, as we found ʾl plus a name of group (Haram 2, l.5) besides the recurrent expression ʾlʾlt plus a name of tribe.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿbyd[m], ʾws¹, Gʾm, Rʾbʾl and their sons, (of the) clan of ʿqrn
   2  renewed the dedication of their uncle Hnʾ ḏ-ʿqrn, minister of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ,
   3  for ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ, god of Ḥnḏr, and the gods of Ḥnḏr, this bronze
   4  mʿqb. The clan of ʿqrn committed to ḏ-Qbḍ their dedication against
   5  anyone who may remove them from their place.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework (mʿqb)
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 19, w. 68
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2004: 118-121, figs 1-2Bron, François 2004. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques sur bronze. Pages 118-126 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). Scripta Yemenica. Issledovanija po Južnoj Aravii. Sbornik naučnyh statej v čest' 60-letija M.B. Piotrovskogo. Moscow: Vostochna.
Jändl 2009: 110-111Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.