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RES 3880 Q 80; CSAI I, 26
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [Ydʿʾb] Ḏbyn Yhnʿm bn S²hr mkrb Qtbn w-k[l w]—
2 [ld] ʿm w-ʾws¹n w-Kḥd w-Dhs¹m w-Tbnw bkr ʾnby w-
3 [Ḥwk]m ḏ-ʾmr w-S²mr qẓr qyn rs²w ʿmm((ʿmm)) rs²w ʿmm((ʿmm)) ṯ[n]—
4 [tm s³]ḥr w-rby ʿm Ryʿn bʿl ẓrbt ltk b-ḏ[bḥtm]
5 [w-]b-ʿm ʾḍfrm b-byt Qny Hwrn bny w-s¹ḥd[ṯ kl mhl]—
6 k w-mbny ʾbnw w-ʿḍ w-blq w-mrt w-ʿwt mʿs²q |
7 ms²mn b-ʾmr ʿm ḏ-Dwnm b-ʿṯtr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby
8 [w-b ḏt ]Ṣntm w-b ḏt Ẓhrn b-mns²ʾ Qtbn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn Yhnʿm son of S²hr mukarrib of Qatabān and of all the chil- 2 dren of ʿm and Awsān and Kḥd and Dhs¹m and Tbnw the first born of ʾnby and 3 Ḥwkm the one of ʾmr and S²mr, Collector, qyn, Priest of ʿmm (or, great Priest), Priest of ʿmm (or, great Priest) for the second time 4 Wizard and Priest of ʿm Ryʿn, Lord of land properties, in charge of sacrifices 5 and of animals (for sacrifices) in the temple of Qny Hwrn built and restored the whole realization 6 and the construction of the stones and wood and sandstone and limestone and ʿwt-material of the arrangement 7 of the field at the behest of ʿm ḏ-Dwnm; by ʿṯtr and by ʿm and by ʾnby 8 and by ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn; through the mobilization of Qatabān. |
| 7 | ms²m means "field" in Sabaic, but here perhaps a construction is alluded. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: City walls |
| Notes | According to RES, the stone was found in the ruin of the city wall. |
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