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JRy.WBrashear 1 CSAI I, 154
Ryckmans, Jacques 1987: 167, fig.1
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 |
TEXT
1 ʿqrbm ḏ-Ḏr(ḥ)[n ... ...]—
2 lkn s¹qny ḏt Ḥmym ʿ(ṯ)tr Bs³rm
3 bḥt blqn w-kl s²rʿ-s¹ b-ḏtm tkrb-s¹ r—
4 ṯd (ḏ)t Ḥmym [ʾ](ḏn)-(s¹) b-mrʾ-s¹ Hwfʿm Y—
5 [hnʿm mlk Qtbn]
| 1 | at the end of the line J. Ryckmans integrates: [ʿbd m]lkn |
| 2 | we are not sure that Bs³rm is the name of a sanctuary. See Robin 2012: 340-341. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿqrbm ḏ-Ḏrḥn [... ...] 2 [... ...] dedicated to ḏt Ḥmym, the divinity of Bs³rm 3 a stone slab and all that is due to him as he asked Him; he has com- 4 mitted to ḏt Ḥmym his faculties; by his lord Hwfʿm Y- 5 hnʿm king of Qatabān. |
| 2 | the Robin's translation (Robin 2012: 336) of ʿṯtr is here accepted. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, Unknown (Private collection) |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20.2, w. 39.4, th. 7.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1987: 165-173, fig. 1 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1987. Inscriptions sud-arabes d'une collection privée londonienne. Pages 165-178 in Christian J. Robin and Muḥammad ʿA. Bāfaqīh (eds). Ṣayhadica. Recherches sur les inscriptions de l'Arabie préislamique offertes par ses collègues au professeur A.F. L. Beeston. (Arabie préislamique, 1). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. |