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MuB 601 CSAI I, 148
Bāfaqīh 2001: 14-15, photo
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 | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The dating is uncertain: despite the angled r (period C), the palaeographic style shows other more archaic features. |
TEXT
1 Rtʿ w-Mtʿm w-Mtn—
2 ʿ Hbrrm s¹qnyw ʾ—
3 ṯrt ʿd mḥrm-s¹ b-
4 hgrn Hrbt ʾrbʿ—
5 n bḥtn w-ʾṯrt |
6 l-trdʾ-s¹m nʿmtm |
7 rṯdw ʾṯrt ʾmrʾ-
8 s¹m w-ʾḏn-s¹m bny |
9 Hbrrm w-kl s¹hm-s¹m
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rtʿ and Mtʿm and Mtn- 2 ʿ Hbrrm dedicated to ʾ- 3 ṯrt in Her temple in 4 the city of Hrbt four 5 slabs and ʾṯrt 6 may help them in prosperity; 7 they have committed to the protection of ʾṯrt their lords 8 and their faculties; those of 9 Hbrrm and all their servants. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 601 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 45, w. 21 |
| 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 |
| Notes | The inscription probably comes from the sanctuary of ʾṯrt ḏt Ys¹l in Hrbt. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
ʾṯrt is the main god of Ḥinū az-Zurayr, where she is worshipped in the sanctuary of Ys¹l (see for example MuB 542=CSAI I, 146). 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
| Bāfaqīh 2001: 14-15, photo | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 2001. Nuqūš wa-dalālāt 2. Raydān, 7: 10-28. [Arabic section] |