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Ja 2195 Q 681; CSAI I, 138


Simpson 2002: 172, cat. 219

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Hmtʿm Ḏrḥn ḏ-Ḏhbn s¹qny |
   2  ʾl-s¹ w-mrʾ-s¹ Bʿl Yġl ydm |
   3  ms¹ṣbḥtm w-s¹qnytm ḥg ts²—
   4  ft-s¹ w-s¹ʾmnt-s¹ rṯd Bʿl Yġ—
   5  l ʾḏn-s¹ w-mqm-s¹ w-s¹qnyt-s¹ |
   6  bn ms¹nkrm bn brṯ-s¹ b-ʿm w-
   7  ʾnby w-ḏt Ḥmy—
   8  m w-Bʿl [.]lbn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hmtʿm Ḏrḥn ḏ-Ḏhbn dedicated
   2  to his God and his Lord, the Master of Yġl one hand
   3  as a lamp and as a dedication according to his
   4  promise and His protection; he has committed to the Master of Yġ-
   5  l his faculties and his material resources and his dedication
   6  against everyone who may damage it from its place; by ʿm and
   7  ʾnby and ḏt Ḥmy-
   8  m and Bʿl [.]lbn.

German

   1  Hmtʿm Ḏrḥn ḏ- Ḏhbn hat seinem Gott und Herrn
   2  Bʿl Yġl eine lichtspendende Hand
   3  und eine Widmung gewidmet, so wie er (sc. Hmtʿm)
   4  bei ihr (sc. Bʿl Yġl) um Versprechungen nachgesucht hat, und sie hat ihm (diese) sichergestellt
Multhoff 2010 b: 32Multhoff, Anne 2010. tfʿl/ftʿl − Die verbalen T-Stämme im Altsüdarabischen. Folia Orientalia, 47: 20-69.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositWashington, American Foundation for the Study of Man, TS 1121
Support typeArtefact » Lamp
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 20.5 , w. 14, d. lamp 11.6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Bʿl Yġl
NotesThis lamp was found beneath the statue of the "Lady Bar'at" (CIAS 47.11/o 1/F 72=CSAI I, 125), near the southern gate of Timnaʿ.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1970 a: 178-179, pl. VIIJamme, Albert W.F. 1970. A Qatabanian Bronze Votive Lamp Offering. Bibliotheca Orientalis, 27/3-4: 178-179.
Simpson 2002: 172, cat. 219Simpson, St John (ed.) 2002. Queen of Sheba. Treasures from the ancient Yemen. London: British Museum Press. [Catalogue of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London]
ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 209, photoʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]