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ATM 869 al-ʿĀdī 11
al-Hajj, Mohammad
al-Ḥājj 2015: 233, fig. 34
al-Ḥājj 2015: 233, fig. 34
al-Hajj, Mohammad
al-Ḥājj 2015: 233, fig. 34
al-Ḥājj 2015: 233, fig. 34
Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 92, fig. 13
al-Hajj, Mohammad
al-Ḥājj 2015: 233, facsimile 10
al-Ḥājj 2015: 233, facsimile 10
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 | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Nbṭʿly bn Brnṭm qyl {l}s²ʿbn ḏ-Mrymtm
2 s¹qny w-rdʾ ḏt Ẓhrn ʿs²r s¹lʿtm bn ʿs²q ʿ—
3 wtn rṯd ḏt Ẓhrn ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-s¹ww w-bny bn-
4 s¹ Ḏkrm Hwfʾl w-ʿmyṯʿ w-Ys²rḥʾl w-Ḏyrn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Nbṭʿly, of the family Brnṭm, qyl of the tribe of Mrymtm, 2 dedicated and committed to ḏt Ẓhrn ten s¹lʿ-coins from the cutting of the ʿ- 3 wt-stones; he has committed to ḏt Ẓhrn himself, his sons, and the sons of his son 4 Ḏkrm: Hwfʾl, ʿmyṯʿ, Ys²rḥʾl and Ḏyrn. |
| 2-3 | in RES 3880 6: ʿwt (type of material) mʿs²q. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 869 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 62, th. 9 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Notes | According to M. Arbach, A. Bāṭāyiʿ and Kh. al-Zubaydī (2013), the inscription comes from Ḥinū az-Zurayr; however the tribe of ḏ-Mrymtm originates from the city with the same name, today's al-ʿĀdī. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 68-70, fig. 92 (13) | Arbach, Mounir, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Nuqūš qatbāniyya ǧadīda (3). Raydān, 8: 49-103. |
| al-Ḥājj 2015: 232-239, fig. 34 and facsimile | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2015. Nuqūš qatabāniyya min Haǧar al-ʿĀdī (Maryama qadīman). Dirāsa fī dalālāti-hā al-luġawiyya wa-l-dīniyya al-taʾriḫiyya. (King Saud University). (Series of Refereed Studies, 4). |