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Robin-Kāniṭ 7
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 26
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| 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 | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [Brg Yḥmd w-](bn)-[hw Yrm Nm]—
2 [rn w-Ns²]ʾkrb w-ʾ(nḍr) (Y)s²ʿ[r]
3 [w-Krbʿ]ṯt Yrḥb w-bn-hmw [K]—
4 [ʿdn] (w)-Ḫlbn w-Whbʾwm bnw
5 [Ddn] (h)qnyw s²ym-hmw Tʾlb Ry—
6 [mm bʿ]l Ḫḍʿtn ḏ-hgrn ʾknṭ ṣl—
7 [mn] ḥg-n s¹twkl-hw l-wfy-hmw w-
8 [w](fy) bny-hmw w-l wzʾ s¹ʿd-hmw
9 [ʾw]ldm hnʾm w-nʿmtm w-bry
10 [ʾʾ](ḏ)nm w-mqymtm w-ʾṯmrm w-ʾ—
11 [fql]m hnʾm ʿdy ʾrḍ-hmw w-ms²y—
12 [mt-hmw] w-l wḍʿ ḍr-hmw w-s²nʾ-hm—
13 [w-... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Brg Yḥmd and their sons Yrm Nmrn, 2 Ns²ʾkrb, ʾnḍr Ys²ʿr 3 and Krbʿṯt Yrḥb, and their sons 4 Kʿdn, Ḫlbn and Whbʾwm, of the family 5 Ddn, dedicated to their Patron Tʾlb Rymm 6 Master of Ḫḍʿtn of the city of Ukāniṭ the statue, 7 as they promised Him for their safety 8 and the safety of their sons, and in order for Him to continue to grant them 9 male children, prosperity and sound 10 faculties and material resources, and sound fruit crops 11 and crops in their land and their fields, 12 and in order for Him to humiliate their enemy and their ill-whisher 13 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Qarya |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The text is comparable with RES 4994 and Gl 1227. On the basis of these texts, Robin (1982 a: ii, 57) is able to reconstruct the genealogical tree of Brg Yḥmd's family for four generations. RES 4994 is the earliest one, because "... seul le premier des fils de Brg Yḥmd a atteint l'âge adulte... Cette inscription est donc sensiblement antérieure à Robin-Kāniṭ 7 où tous ces fils sont devenus adultes et ont eux-mêmes trois garçons." On the other hand, Gl 1227 "date de l'époque où les petits-fils de Brg Yḥmd ont atteint à leur tour l'âge adulte."
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 55-58, pl. 26 | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |