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FB-al-ʿAdān 1


Bron 2013 b: 190, fig. 4

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿmkrb ʿbd bny Bḥḍm hqny
   2  Tʾlb Rymm bʿl ʿdf ms³n—
   3  dn ḥg-n s²ft-hw k-yhwfyn-hw
   4  bn ʾḍrr w-ġzwy ʿrbn ḏ-br—
   5  r ms²rqn w-mtʿ w-frqn Tʾl—
   6  b ʿbd-hw ʿmkrb w-l wzʾ Tʾ—
   7  lb mtʿn w-s²wf ʿbd-hw ʿmkr—
   8  b bn ḍrm w-bʾs¹tm w-l wfy-h—
   9  w w-wfy ʾbʿl byt-hmw w-ʾṯm—
  10  r ṣdqm ʿdy ʾrḍ ʾmrʾ-hmw |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmkrb, servant of the family Bḥḍm, dedicated
   2  to Tʾlb Rymm, the Lord of ʿdf, the tablet
   3  as he promised to Him, in order that He saves him
   4  from the wars and the razzias of the Arabs, of the region
   5  of the East. And Tʾlb saved and delivered
   6  His servant ʿmkrb; might Tʾlb continue
   7  to save and protect His servant ʿmkr-
   8  b from the war and the evil, for his safety
   9  and the safety of the owners of their house and good
  10  crops in the land of their lords.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 26.7, w. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal al-ʿAdan
Ancient siteʿdf
Geographical areaNihm
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2013 b: 190-191, fig. 4Bron, François 2013. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Semitica et Classica, 6: 187-194.
Catalogue 2012: 14-15, cat. 202012. Arts d'Orient et de l'Islam. Paris: Artcurial. [Catalogue of the Artcurial auction of the 8 february 2012. See also: https://www.artcurial.com/ventes/vente-fr-1847-arts-dorient-et-de-lislam]