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RES 4142
Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 25, pl. G
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 25, pl. G
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʾl[... ... ... ...]m w-b[ny-hmy]
2 bny [M]ydʿn ʾḥnnn [ʾ]dm m[lk]—
3 n hqny[w] ḏ-S¹my ʾlh ʾmrm b[ʿl]
4 [B]qrm ṣ[l](mn) w-[ʾb]ltn ẓbytn [ḏt]-
5 [s¹m-h]w ʾḍrm ʾly ḏhbn ḏ-s²ft-h—
6 [w ḥ]mdm l-qbly ḏ-lyz wrk bn-[hm]—
7 [w S¹]lmt w-ḥmdw ḫyl w-mqm [m]—
8 [rʾ-h]mw ḏ-S¹my bʿl Bqrm b-ḏt [m]—
9 [tʿ] w-s²wf grb hwt [b]nw[n] S¹l[m]—
10 [t ... ...]t.ly[....] ḥg-n k-s²ft [... ...]
| 1 | RES restores ʾl[... w-ʾḫ-hw ....]m |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾl[... ...] and their (du.) sons 2 of the family Mydʿn, the Ḥanānites, vassals of the king, 3 dedicated to ḏ-S¹my, god of ʾmrm, Lord of 4 Bqrm, the statue and the young female camel, whose 5 name is ʾḍrm, both of bronze, which he 6 promised Him, in praise because He healed the thigh of their 7 son S¹lmt. And they praised the might and the power of 8 their Lord ḏ-S¹my, Lord of Bqrm, because He 9 delivered and saved the person of that son S¹lmt, 10 [... ...] as he promised [... ...]. |
| 6-7 | l-qbly ḏ-lyz wrk bn-[hm][w S¹]lmt: "en remerciement de ce que s'était luxé la cuisse leur fils Slmt" (F. Bron 1985 a). |
| Beeston 1980 a: 23-24 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1980. Studies in Sabaic Lexicography II. Raydān, 3: 17-26. |
| Bron 1985 a | Bron, François 1985. Sur une locution conjonctive en araméen et en sabéen. Pages 133-136 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). Mélanges linguistiques offerts à Maxime Rodinson par ses élèves, ses collègues et ses amis. (Comptes rendus du Groupe linguistique d'études chamito-sémitiques. Supplément, 12). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Berlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 7802 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 19, w. 22 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 34-36, n. 25, pl. G | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Himjarische Inschriften in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, 37/1). Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs. |