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CIAS 47.10/r 3/c 82 RES 3540; Q 35; CSAI I, 116
By kind permission of GOAM
photo of NAM 2407
photo of NAM 2407
By kind permission of GOAM
photo of NAM 2407
photo of NAM 2407
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
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 | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| The bottom of the object is in Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum (SE 60). |
TEXT
1 S²hr Hl[l Yhnʿm bn Ydʿʾ](b)( mkr)[b]
2 [Q](tb)n bkr ʾnby w-Ḥwkm ḏ-ʾ(mr) (w)-[S²m]—
3 ±r qẓr qyn rs²w ʿmm((ʿmm)) ṯ—
4 ntm s³ḥr w-rby ʿm Ryʿ—
5 n bʿl ẓrbt ltk b-ḏbḥ—
6 tm w-b-ʿm ʾḍfrm b-byt
7 Qny Hwrn s¹qny ʾnb—
8 y bʿl Ḥgn qny-hw bn g—
9 lbm
| 1-2 | we keep the reading by CIAS as nowadays the stone is much more eroded. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²hr Hll Yhnʿm, son of Ydʿʾb, mukarrib 2 of Qatabān (first-born) of ʾnby and Ḥwkm ḏ-ʾmr and S²m- 3 r, Collector, qyn, Priest of ʿmm (or, great Priest ) for the second 4 time, Wizard and Priest of ʿm Ryʿ- 5 n, Lord of land properties, in charge of sacri- 6 fices and of animals (for sacrifices) in the temple 7 of Qny Hwrn, dedicated to ʾnb- 8 y Master of Ḥgn his properties (obtained) from 9 trade. |
| 9 | glb is a hapax, the translation is hypothetical, based on Arabic galūba "goods, merchandise". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2407 |
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 715 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | top: h. 19, w. 35.5; bottom: h. 38, w. 23.5, th. 13.2 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Saylān |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby bʿl Ḥgn |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Even though the translation proposed is hypothetical, the king dedicates "his possessions deriving from trade profits".
Qatabanic dedicatory inscriptions were commissioned by private citizen while the king usually commissioned construction texts.
This is the only one written by a king. Here, the king S²hr Hll Yhnʿm (probably the same as MuB 8=CSAI I, 39) takes the title of mukarrib with all the political and religious ramifications it involves.
This is the only one written by a king. Here, the king S²hr Hll Yhnʿm (probably the same as MuB 8=CSAI I, 39) takes the title of mukarrib with all the political and religious ramifications it involves.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 135-139, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |