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Waddingham 1


Robin 2005-2006: 366, fig. 177

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Yḥmʾl ḏ-S²ʿ(ḏ)t Hwf s¹qny Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm w-
   2  ʾlhy byt-s¹ Ḥdṯm s¹qnyt ḏhbn b-ḏtm s¹—
   3  wfy Blw w-ʾlh-s¹ww Yḥmʾl w-ḏt byt-s¹ ʾ—
   4  bṣdq b-rs²wt-s¹m w-ḫwlt qny-s¹m w-b-ḏtm |
   5  ṣdq Blw Yḥmʾl krbtm tkrb-s¹ rṯd Yḥ—
   6  mʾl Blw w-ʾlh-s¹ww nfs¹-s¹ w-qny-s¹ w-bn-s¹w—
   7  w Whbʾl w-(W)ṯbm w-Hwfʾl w-ḏt byt-s¹ ʾb—
   8  ṣ[dq] b-Blw w-b Bs²mm ḏ-Ḫrf w-ʿṯtr ḏ-Ṯmd—
   9  m w-b ʾnby S²ymn w-b ḏt Ẓhrn w-ḏt Ṣn—
  10  t(m)

Apparatus
2Robin wrongly reads ḏhbm.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yḥmʾl, of S²ʿḏt Hwf, dedicated to Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm and
   2  the gods of His temple Ḥdṯm a bronze offering, because
   3  Blw and His gods protected Yḥmʾl and that of his house (=his wife) ʾbṣdq
   4  during Their priesthood and the administration (?) of Their possessions; and because
   5  Blw fulfilled for Yḥmʾl all the favours he had asked Him; Yḥmʾl entrusted
   6  to Blw and His gods his life, his possessions, his sons
   7  Whbʾl, Wṯbm and Hwfʾl and that of his house ʾb-
   8  ṣdq; by Blw and by Bs²mm ḏ-Ḫrf and ʿṯtr ḏ-Ṯmd-
   9  m, and by ʾnby S²ymn and by ḏt Ẓhrn and ḏt Ṣn-
  10  tm.
4"dans Leur service dans l'administration de Leurs biens" (Robin).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, Bonhams Antiquities Department
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 19, w. 40
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Markha)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Blw ḏ-Ḥdṯm
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CULTURAL NOTES

The inscription, coming from wadi Markha, is in Qatabanic. In this moment the area is under the Qatabanian power.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 2005-2006: 285-286, fig. 177Robin, Christian J. 2005-2006. Documents épigraphiques de diverses origines. Arabia. Revue de Sabéologie, 3: 281-287.