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MIbb 7
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| All the inscriptions on bronze housed in the Museum of Ibb coming from the Jabal al-ʿAwd are published on CSAI under the authority of GOAM. The publication rights are retained by DAI. Middle of the 3rd century CE. |
TEXT
1 Ys¹kr Yhʾmn bn Hṣbḥ w-
2 Yʿgf w-ḏ-Ṯmrm w-Ḥʾs²m qy—
3 l s²ʿbn Mḍḥym hqny ʾl-h—
4 w w-mrʾ-hw Rgbn bʿlt Ḥ—
5 ẓrn l-wfy mrʾ-hw Krbʾl
6 ʾyfʿ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-R<y>dn w-l
7 wfy ʿbd-hw Ys¹kr bn Hẓ—
8 bḥ w-Yʿgf w-l-wfy s²ʿb-hw
9 Mḍḥym w-l-wfy ʾrḍ-hmw w-
10 l-wfy ʾ{|}byt-hmw w-l-ḏt ys²—
11 nmn l-hmw nʿmtm
| 1, 7-8 | The fluctuation between ṣ and ẓ is to be noted in the clan name Hṣbḥ |
| 7 | Between bn and Hẓbḥ the bar of the word separator is missing perhaps because it broke off the plaque. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ys¹kr Yhʾmn descendant of Hṣbḥ, 2 Yʿgf, ḏ-Ṯmrm and Ḥʾs²m, qyl 3 of the tribe of Mḍḥym, dedicated to his Goddess (lit.: God) 4 and his Lady (lit.: Lord) Rgbn, Mistress of Ḥ- 5 ẓrn, for the safety of his lord Krbʾl 6 ʾyfʿ, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and for the 7 safety of His servant Ys¹kr descendant of Hẓ- 8 bḥ and Yʿgf, and for the safety of his tribe 9 of Mḍḥym, and for the safety of their land and 10 for the safety of their families, and because She (lit.: He) may vouchsafe 11 to them prosperity. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ibb, Museum, MIbb 7 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-ʿAwd |
| Ancient site | ʿwdm |
| Geographical area | Jabal al-ʿAwd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Rgbn bʿlt Ḥẓrn |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Similarly to other corpora (see the case of ʾṯrt in Qatabanic), the goddess Rgbn bears at the same time male (ʾl "God", mrʾ "Lord") and female (bʿlt "Mistress") epithets.
It is worthy to note the mention of Krbʾl ʾyfʿ, the Ḥimyarite king who fought the Sabaeans in the famous battle of ḥql Ḥrmtm (middle of 3rd c. AD). Here the king has the full title of mlk S¹bʾ w+ḏ+Rydn, whereas in the Sabaic inscriptions from Marib he is only named Krbʾl ḏ+Rydn.