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RES 4273 Q 167; CSAI I, 185


Calvet and Robin 1997: 199, photo

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  [... ...]s²m ḏt byt Ḥys¹n ʾmt Nb[ṭʿly bn B]—
   2  rnṭm rdʾt ḏt Ṣntm ʿs³b (ḫ)[... ... b]—
   3  ḥty blqm bn ʿs²q byt-s¹ (R)[... ... ḏt Ṣ]—
   4  ntm ʾḏn-s¹ w-wld-s¹

Apparatus
1-2integration proposed by Bron 2010 a: 175.
3we can integrate the verb rṯdt before the name of the goddess.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [ ... ...] belonging to the house of Ḥys¹n servant of Nb[ṭʿly, son of B]-
   2  rnṭm, entrusted to ḏt Ṣntm property of [... ...]
   3  stone slabs in relation to the cutting (of stones) of his house R[... ... ḏt Ṣ]-
   4  ntm her faculties and her children.
2we translate ʿs³b as a singular noun and ʿs³bt as a plural noun (Lion 1, 2), but of course it is hypothetical.
"... ...a assisté dhāt-Ṣanatum avec le prix de ... ..." (Robin 1997).
3"... ... provenant de l'aménagement de sa maison ... ..." (Robin 1997).
Calvet and Robin 1997Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 4731
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 19.5, w. 37, th. 6.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 199, photoCalvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.
Bron 2010 aBron, François 2010. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. Semitica et Classica, 3: 163-175.