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MAFRAY-Hajar Warrāṣ 1
Prioletta 2013: 121, fig. 9
By kind permission of Ch. Robin
By kind permission of Ch. Robin
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Prioletta dates the text to the 1st century AD. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] w-R(gnm) Wʾl w-bn-s¹m (Yḥrmʾl) w-Wʾ(ln) (Y)s²r bn—
2 [w ... ... ]w-s¹wṯr byt-s¹m Ġyln bn s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm w-kl ṣr—
3 [ḥt-s¹ww ... ...] b-ḫyl w-rdʾ ʾl-s¹m Bs²mm w-mḍḥ-s¹m ʿzzlt w-ḏt
4 [... ... ... ...]
| 2-3 | "After kl the word is probably at plural, and so had to be marked with the long pronoun; cf. CSAI I, 36=Ja 121/2" (Prioletta 2013: 121, n. 64). "On the basis of MAFRAY-Hajar Warrāṣ 2, the lacuna could be restored with a sequence such as ḏt [Bʿdn w-Bʿl Bs³rm w-ḏt S²bʿn" (Prioletta 2013: 121, n. 65). |
| 3 | "The assimilation of the n to the following consonant, as seen for example in the writing of the word mḍḥ, is a feature of central middle SAB that was not shared by the southern Radmanic dialect" (Prioletta 2013: 121, n. 63). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and Rgnm Wʾl and their sons Yḥrmʾl and Wʾln Ys²r descendants of 2 [... ...] and laid the foundation of their house Ġyln from foundation to top and all its upper rooms 3 [... ...] by the power and the help of their god Bashamum and their tutelary deity ʿzzlt, and ḏt 4 [... ...] |
| Prioletta 2013: 121 | Prioletta, Alessia 2013. The town of Ḥalzaw (Ḥlzwm) between Qatabān, Radmān and Ḥimyar: an essay on political, religious and linguistic history. Semitica et Classica, 6: 109-130. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ |
| Ancient site | Ḥlzwm |
| Geographical area | Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Ġyln |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Prioletta 2013: 120-121, fig. 9 | Prioletta, Alessia 2013. The town of Ḥalzaw (Ḥlzwm) between Qatabān, Radmān and Ḥimyar: an essay on political, religious and linguistic history. Semitica et Classica, 6: 109-130. |