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CIH 571
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 | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [ḥg-n wq]↯ht S²ms¹m bʿlt M—
2 [yfʿ ʿbd]↯-h S²rḥʾl bn Btʿ
3 [... ...] kl yṣdn l-h tnḍ—
4 [ʿm ...]t ymt b-ʾḥd ḫr—
5 [fm ... ...](n) bn hwt ḫrfn
6 [... ...](ʿ)bm ydy S²rḥ—
7 [ʾl ... ...]m hmt ym—
8 ↯tn ḏ-tnḍʿtn w-l yṣdn S²r—
9 ḥʾl hmt ymtn f-ʾw ʿqb-h—
10 w drm drm b-ʾḥd ḫrfm l-
11 bdd ḫrfnhn l-ws³f-hmw S²m—
12 [s¹m] ʿbd-h S²rḥʾl w-ʾdm-h bn—
13 [y Btʿ] nʿmtm w-ʾḥllm w-
14 [bry ʾ](ḏ)nm w-mqymtm w-w—
15 [ḍʿ ḍr-hmw] (w)-s²nʾ-hmw w-kw—
16 [n ... ...]
| Höfner suggests the following restorations: | |
| 3 | w-Hmdm] kl |
| 5 | fm f-l yṣd]n |
| 6 | tnḍʿtm k]ʿbm; s²]ʿbm according to CIH |
| 7 | ʾl b-ʾḥd ḫrf]m |
| 16 | [... ...] (b-wrḫ) [... ...] |
TRANSLATIONS
| German | |
1 so wie befohlen hatte S²ms¹m, die Herrin von M- 2 yfʿ, ihrem Knecht S²rḥʾl, Sippe Btʿ 3 und Hmdn], dass er sich beuge vor ihr in Bussfer- 4 tigkeit ...] Tage in einem Jah- 5 re; und so soll er sich denn beuge]n von diesem Jahr an 6 in Bussfertigkeit die do]ppelte (Zeit, das ist) zwei Anteile (Zeit-abschnitte) des S²rḥ- 7 [ʾl in einem Jahr] an diesen Ta- 8 gen der Busse; und zwar soll sich beugen S²r- 9 ḥʾl diese Tage, oder wer ihr vertritt, 10 Mal für Mal in einem Jahr nach 11 der Zahl der zwei Jahre; damit S²ms¹m sie beschenke, 12 (nämlich) ihren Knecht S²rḥʾl und ihre Hörigen, die bn- 13 ī Btʿ, mit Wohlergehen und Freispruch und 14 Klarheit der Si]nne und Vermögen; und mit 15 Demütung ihrer Feinde[ und ihrer Hasser und 16 [... ...] im Monat [... ...] |
| Höfner 1936 | Höfner, Maria 1936. Zur Interpretation altsüdarabischer Inschriften II. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 77-108. |
| English | |
1 Thus commanded S²ms¹m the lady of M- 2 yfʿ for her servant S²rḥʾl bn Btʿ [...] 3 that he should celebrate for her a hunt 4 accompanied by song-ritual (for so many) days in each year [...] 5 [starting?] from this year [...] 6 by the hands of S²rḥ- 7 [ʾl] these days 8 of the song-ritual. And let the hunt on these days be performed by S²r- 9 ḥʾl or his deputy, 10 turn by turn in each year alternately 11 over two years, in order that S²m- 12 s¹m may grant them (namely) her servant S²rḥʾl and her servitors the beni 13 Btʿ, bounty and booty [...] (etc.) |
| Beeston 1948 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1948. The Ritual Hunt. A Study in Old South Arabian Religious Practice. Le Muséon, 61: 183-196. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7477=OM 13 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela |
| Material | Marble |
| Dimensions | h. 65, w. 34 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Höfner 1936: 97-99 | Höfner, Maria 1936. Zur Interpretation altsüdarabischer Inschriften II. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 77-108. |
| Beeston 1948: 187-189 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1948. The Ritual Hunt. A Study in Old South Arabian Religious Practice. Le Muséon, 61: 183-196. |