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Ja 339 TC 1166; Q486; CSAI I, 35


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodB2. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription has been classified as a construction text for the presence of the verb bny, even though the verb s¹ḥdṯ has the meaning of "renewing the relationship
with the god", and therefore the text is also in some way dedicatory.

TEXT

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   1  Yṣrʿm ḏ-Tryfm w-ʾlḏr—
   2  ʾ bn Qrḍn w-Hwfʿm
   3  bn Mrṯdm w-ʾḫh-s¹m Ḥ(s¹)—
   4  (d)n bnyw w-s¹ḥd<ṯ> l-ʾnby H(d)—
   5  tn

Apparatus
2the name Qrḍn is attested only here; it is probably a name of group.
3as ʾḫh is a plural, Ḥs¹dn must be a name of family.
5Hdtn is considered a name of a building rather than an epithet of the god as suggested by Jamme.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yṣrʿm ḏ-Tryfm and ʾlḏr-
   2  ʾ he of Qrḍn and Hwfʿm
   3  son of Mrṯdm and their brothers (=clan-fellow) Ḥs¹-
   4  dn built and restored for ʾnby (the building) Hd-
   5  tn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 440=AM 406
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 34, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
NotesIf the interpretation of Hdtn as a building, or even a sanctuary is correct, the inscription may come from a second sanctuary dedicated to ʾnby, besides the major one, which was called Rṣfm.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1952 a: 180-181, pl. X/bJamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques de Ḥeid bin ʿAqil, la nécropole de Timnaʿ (Hagr Koḥlân). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 30). Louvain: Publications universitaires.