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Kamna 24


Bron 2013: 48, fig. 2
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Bron 2013: 48, fig. 2
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Bron 2013: 45, fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Ddʿhr bn Ḥyw ḏ-Ḫṭṭ
   2  s²wʿ ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh qyn
   3  Wqhʾb w-Yḏrḥmlk s³lʾ
   4  ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh ʾlkrb
   5  mwṯb s²wʿn b-rʿẓ Nbʿl
   6  w-ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh w-Mdhww
   7  w-ʾldll w-ʿṯtr Ḥgr
   8  b-Wqhʾb w-Yḏrḥmlk
   9  w-Kmnhw w-b-Ḥyw ywm ḫḏʾ
  10  b-ʿs²rt-rbʿ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ddʿhr son of Ḥyw of the family Ḫṭṭ,
   2  priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh, qyn of
   3  Wqhʾb and Yḏrḥmlk, dedicated
   4  to ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh ʾlkrb,
   5  vicary (?) of the priest, by the command of Nbʿl
   6  and ʿṯtr ḏ-Rḥbh and Mdhww
   7  and ʾldll and ʿṯtr Ḥgr,
   8  by Wqhʾb and Yḏrḥmlk
   9  and Kamna and by Ḥyw, when he humbled
  10  fourteen times.
5Bron suggests for mwṯb the meaning "celui qui siège à la place de, vicaire".
9-10For ḫḏʾ Bron suggests a comparison with ḫaḏaʾa "s'abaisser, s'humilier" with allusion to the penitential ceremonies. As for b-ʿs²rt-rbʿ, interpreted as a numeral, Bron notes that in the Sabaic ciphers, the units precede the tens.
Bron 2013: 46-48Bron, François 2013. Deux nouvelles inscriptions provenant de Kamna. Raydān, 8: 45-50.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Throne
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKamna
Ancient siteKmnhw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2013: 45-48, figs 1-2Bron, François 2013. Deux nouvelles inscriptions provenant de Kamna. Raydān, 8: 45-50.