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MuB 542 CSAI I, 146
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 | 5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The text is typologically interesting, as the verbs ẓrb and s¹qny are matched, a very unusual feature. |
TEXT
1 ʾs¹ʿd bn ʾls²rḥ ẓrb s¹qny ʾṯrt ʿ—
2 (d) mḥ(r)m-s¹ Ys¹l ḥg s²ft-s¹ b-ḏtm s¹—
3 (ʾmnt )(ʾṯr)t ḏt Ys¹l ʾs¹ʿd ḥ—
4 [... ...]-s¹ (w)-(s²tf)t w-l-ḏtm
5 [... ...] ʾ[... ...]
| 3-4 | Multhoff 2010: 34 integrates: ḥ(g) [tkr](b)-s¹. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾs¹ʿd son of ʾls²rḥ gained legal possession, and dedicated to ʾṯrt in 2 Her temple Ys¹l as he promised to Her because 3 ʾṯrt, that of Ys¹l, protected ʾs¹ʿd [... ...] 4 [... ...]and he kept his promise and [... ...] 5 [... ...]ʾ. |
| 2-4 | Multhoff 2010, 34: "wie er (es) ihr versprochen hatte, weil ʾṯrt ḏt Ys¹l dem ʾs¹ʿd so sichergestellt hat, wie er bei ihr um Segnungen und Versprechungen nachgesucht hatte". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 542 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 29, w. on the base 27, w. on the top 43 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥinū az-Zurayr |
| Ancient site | Hrbt |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾṯrt ḏt Ys¹l |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
ʾṯrt is the main god of Ḥinū az-Zurayr, where she is worshipped in the sanctuary of Ys¹l. She also has a temple called Qbln in the capital of Qataban (MuB 539=CSAI I, 145).
ʾṯrt bʿl Mhnn is attested in the region of Ḫudrāʾ (Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123). This goddess often has masculine epithets, as she is called "god" and "master".
ʾṯrt bʿl Mhnn is attested in the region of Ḫudrāʾ (Aylward 2=CSAI I, 123). This goddess often has masculine epithets, as she is called "god" and "master".
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach et al. 2001: 47-48, figs 6-7 | Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101. |