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FB-Ḥawkam 7
Bron 2013 b: 193, fig. 6
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| 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 |
TEXT
1 Wdʾl w-bn-s¹ww Tbʿʾl w-ʾlḏrʾ bnw Bʿn s¹qnyw Ḥwkm s¹—
2 qnyt ḏhbn b-ḏtm s¹wfy Ḥwkm Tbʿʾl b-krbm tkrb-s¹ Tbʿ—
3 ʾl w-l-yzʾ Ḥwkm s¹ʿnm Tbʿʾl b-kl ḏtm b-yktrb-s¹ rṯdw
4 Ḥwkm ʾnfs¹-s¹m w-ʾʾḏn-s¹m w-bnwy Tbʿʾl Yṣrʿm w-Lḥyʿṯt
5 w-kl ʾwld-s¹m w-ʾqny-s¹m b-ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b Ḥwkm w-b-ḏt Ṣ—
6 ntm w-b-ḏt Ẓhrn w-b-ḏt Rḥbn w-b-ḏt Fnwtm w-b-ḏt Ḥmym
7 w-b mrʾ-hmw S²hr Ygl w-bn-hw Whbʿm mlkw Qtbn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Wdʾl and his two sons Tbʿʾl and ʾlḏrʾof the family Bʿn dedicated to Ḥwkm the de- 2 dication of bronze because Ḥwkm granted to Tbʿʾl the request Tbʿʾl asked Him. 3 Might Ḥwkm continue to protect Tbʿʾl in everything he will ask Him. They committed to 4 Ḥwkm their lives, their faculties and the sons of Tbʿʾl, Yṣrʿm and Lḥyʿṯt, 5 and all their sons and their goods. By ʿm, by ʾnby, by Ḥwkm, by ḏt Ṣ- 6 ntm, by ḏt Ẓhrn, by ḏt Rḥbn, by ḏt Fnwtm, by ḏt Ḥmym 7 and by their lord S²hr Ygl and his son Whbʿm, the two kings of Qatabān. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Ḥwkm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2013 b: 192-193, fig. 6 | Bron, François 2013. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Semitica et Classica, 6: 187-194. |