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MuB 409 CSAI I, 144
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾbḥmd ḏt Hbrrm s¹qnyt Rbs² w-ʾhl(n)[ w-S²ms¹ R]—
2 bs² w-ʾlhy bytn ywm rs²wt s²lṯtm ʿm Lḥyʿ(m)[ w-W]—
3 (h)bʾl w-Ys²rḥʾl bnw Nbṭʿly bn Hbrrm ṣl(mt)[ ḏ]—
4 hbn rṯdt ʾbḥmd Rbs² w-ʾhln w-S²ms¹ Rbs² ʾḏ(n)-[s¹ w-]
5 ʾbʿl by(t)-(s¹)m rṯdt s¹qnyt-s¹ (bn m)s¹nkrm w-ms¹fʾy(m )[bn brṯ-s¹]
| In an other side of the stone: ʾlwkl; perhaps the engraver's signature. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbḥmd of the family Hbrrm dedicated to Rbs² and ʾhln and S²ms¹ R- 2 bs² and the gods of the temple when she was priestess for the third time with Lḥyʿm and W- 3 hbʾl and Ys²rḥʾl sons of Nbṭʿly from the family Hbrrm a bronze sta- 4 tue. ʾbḥmd has committed to the protection of Rbs² and ʾhln and S²ms¹ Rbs² her person and 5 the men of the house (lit: of their family). She committed her dedication against anyone who may damage or move it from its place. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 409 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 36.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Bayḥān) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The dedicant performs her priestly office for three times together with three other members of her family, probably the brothers of her husband.
It proves that the function of Priest (rs²w) is not linked to the eponym. It is also another example of religious offices carried out within the same family.
The divinities mentioned: Rbs² w-ʾhln w-S²ms¹ Rbs² are worthy of note.
It proves that the function of Priest (rs²w) is not linked to the eponym. It is also another example of religious offices carried out within the same family.
The divinities mentioned: Rbs² w-ʾhln w-S²ms¹ Rbs² are worthy of note.
In this text, two things are noteworthy: a woman holds the title of priestess for the third time, and she commits to the protection
of her gods "the men of their family".
of her gods "the men of their family".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Avanzini et al. 1994: 26-27, pl. 10/1 | Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA., Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 1994. Materiali per il Corpus Qatabanico. Raydān, 6: 17-36. |