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MuB 539 CSAI I, 145
By kind permission of Mission Qatabān
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 | 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Hwfʿm ḏ-→[... ... ](w)-bn Qḥlwm s¹[q]—
2 [ny ʾ](ṯr)t ʿd Qbln ḥg→ s²ft-s¹ l-wfy bn-s¹ ʿmḏ—
3 [ḫr r]ṯd Ṯwbn ʾṯrt w-→ʾlh-s¹yw ʾḏn-s¹ w-mqm-s¹
4 [... ...]Hwfʿm w-ʾḫh-s¹w→w Hwknʿm w-Ġfrm|
5 [... ...]ḥʾl w-bn-s¹ ʿmḏḫ→r w-s¹qnyt-s¹ bn m[s¹nkrm]
6 [b]n brṯ-s¹ |
| The inscription is engraved on two sides and the l. 6 of the text is incised on the upper surface of the block. | |
| 1 | probably in the lacuna at the beginning of the line: Ṯwbn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] Hwfʿm ḏ-[... ...] and he of Qḥlwm, dedicated 2 to ʾṯrt in Qbln as he promised to Her for the safety of his son ʿmḏ- 3 ḫr; Ṯwbn has committed to ʾṯrt and Her gods his faculties and his material resources 4 [... ...]Hwfʿm and his brothers Hwknʿm and Ġfrm 5 [... ...]ḥʾl and his son ʿmḏḫr and his dedication against everyone who may damage 6 from its place. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 539 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15, w. 17 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾṯrt ʿd Qbln |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Besides having a temple in the capital of Qataban called Qbln, ʾṯrt is the main god of Ḥinū az-Zurayr, where she is worshipped in the
sanctuary of Ys¹l. An ʾṯrt bʿl Mhnn is also attested in the region of Ḫudrāʾ (Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123).
Contrary to MuB 539, ʾṯrt often has masculine epithets, as in other inscriptions she is called "god" and "master".
sanctuary of Ys¹l. An ʾṯrt bʿl Mhnn is also attested in the region of Ḫudrāʾ (Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123).
Contrary to MuB 539, ʾṯrt often has masculine epithets, as in other inscriptions she is called "god" and "master".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach et al. 2001: 46-47, figs 3-5 | Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101. |