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Ja 2137 CIH 3; Ry 499


Ryckmans, Jacques 1978: 63, pl. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters1.3
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

Text identical with Ry 499. Chronologically it could also be of period D. The plaque has been acquired in Ṣanʿāʾ.

TEXT

marker


   1  S¹ʿds²ms¹—
   2  m bn Ml—
   3  km hqny
   4  Tʾlb Ry—
   5  mm ʿdy |
   6  mṭwr ʾh—
   7  grn l-wf—
   8  y qny-hm—
   9  w w-l-yzʾ—
  10  n hwfyn{|}-
  11  hmw |

Apparatus
6-7Mṭwr ʾhgrn as a name of sanctuary (Robin 1982 a: 52).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹ʿds²ms¹-
   2  m, son of Ml-
   3  km, dedicated to
   4  Tʾlb Ry-
   5  mm, in
   6  the irrigated fields (or: enclosure?) of ʾh-
   7  grn, for the safe-
   8  ty of their property;
   9  and may He continue
  10  to save
  11  them.
Jamme translates mṭwr with "irrigated fields". However, in dedicatory inscriptions the preposition ʿdy usually introduces a name for "temple" or the proper name of the temple itself. In fact, Robin (1982 a: 52) maintains that it is a temple name. The term could also mean a rural (?) temple (lit.: "enclosure").
Jamme 1970 bJamme, Albert W.F. 1970. The pre-Islamic Inscriptions of the Riyâdh Museum. Oriens Antiquus, 9: 113-139.
Robin 1982 aRobin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositRiyāḍ, Museum, M 27
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 16, w. 6.3, th. 0.2
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 268-269, pl. 1Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317.
Jamme 1970 b: 120Jamme, Albert W.F. 1970. The pre-Islamic Inscriptions of the Riyâdh Museum. Oriens Antiquus, 9: 113-139.
Ryckmans, Jacques 1978: pl. 1Ryckmans, Jacques 1978. Some technical aspects of the inscribed South Arabian bronze inscriptions cast in relief. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 8: 53-65.
Jändl 2009: 80Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth.
Robin 1982 aRobin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.