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Mon.script.sab. 12


Weninger 2001: figs 1/a-b, 2/a-b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMinuscule writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyContract

TEXT

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   1  qnt wkrm ḏ-Ḥrnm ḏ-yts¹yn W—
   2  hbṯwn ḏ-Nḍḥm l-ʾlkrb ḏ-Qs²bn—
   3  bn wkr b-ʿm-hw l-ḏ-Grfm w-k—
   4  wn ḏn ʾs¹ynn l-wrḫ ḏ-Ks²bm
   5  ḏ-ḫrf ʾbkrb bn Ḥyw bn Ḥ—
   6  zfrm Whbṯwn w Mfḍg

Apparatus
1A letter ḍ is written on the right margin.
1-4lines on the recto.
5-6lines on the verso.
2-3the reading is given by Stein (2010: 223-224); Weniger read: ḏ-Qs²bnyn.
6The signatures of Whbṯwn and Mfḍg are written between their names.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  One Ḥarūnic qnt of sorghum for which W-
   2  hbṯwn of the family of Nḍḥm guarantees to ʾlkrb of the family of the Qs²bn.
   3  He has brought it to (the clan) ḏ-Grfm. This
   4  contract was established in the month ḏ-Ks²bm,
   5  of the year of ʾbkrb, son of Ḥyw of the family Ḥ-
   6  zfrm. [Signed by] Whbṯwn and Mfḍg.
1-3Ein qnt(=Maßeinheit) Sorghum (nach dem Maß) des (Tempels) Ḥrnm, welches Whbṯwn aus (der Sippe) Nḍḥm dem ʾlkrb aus (der Sippe) Qs²bn garantiert, von dem Sorghum, welches bei ihm (=zu seinen Lasten) ist zugunsten der (Sippe) ḏ-Grfm" (Stein).
Weninger 2001: 242Weninger, Stefan 2001. Two sticks with Ancient South Arabian inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 31: 241-248.
Stein 2010: 223-224Stein, Peter 2010. Die altsüdarabischen Minuskelinschriften auf Holzstäbchen aus der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek in München. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 5). Tübingen: Wasmuth.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMünchen, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mon.script.sab. 12
Support typeStick
MaterialWood
Dimensionsl. 16
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Weninger 2001: 241-245, figs 1/a-b, 2/a-bWeninger, Stefan 2001. Two sticks with Ancient South Arabian inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 31: 241-248.
Stein 2010Stein, Peter 2010. Die altsüdarabischen Minuskelinschriften auf Holzstäbchen aus der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek in München. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 5). Tübingen: Wasmuth.