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RES 4188
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 1.7 (max.); 1.5 (min.) |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Hwfʿṯt w-S¹ʿdʾwm w-Wdʾ—
2 b w-bny-hmw Klbns¹s²m w-Ḥ—
3 fnm bnw Mrfdm ʾs²qn ʾdm mlkn
4 h*q*nyw ʾlmqhw bʿl-S²bʿn ṣlmn ḏ-
5 ḏhbn l-wfy-hmw w-wfy ʾṯt-hmw {w}
6 w-ʾwld-hmw w-qny-hmw w-s¹r-hmw w-h—
7 gr-hmw w-ḏ-qnyw w-<y>qnynn w-l-ḫmr-hm—
8 w ʾṯmrm w-ʾfqlm hnʾm w-b-kl ʾ—
9 (m)lʾ ys¹tmlʾnn b-ʿm-hw w-l-hʿn—
10 n-hmw bn nzʿ((n*ḍ*ʿ)) w-s²ẓy s²nʾm
| 4 | hqnyw: hynyw on the stone. |
| 5 | The w at the end of the line is most probably a mistake of the engraver. |
| 10 | nzʿ (probably a mistake: cf. Stein 2003, 35, fn. 141) and s²ẓy instead of nḍʿ and s²ṣy. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿṯt, S¹ʿdʾwm, Wdʾb 2 and their sons, Klbns¹s²m and 3 Ḥfnm, of the family Mrfdm, those from Ns²q, vassals of the king, 4 dedicated to ʾlmqh, Lord of S²bʿn, the statue in 5 bronze, for their safety and the safety of their wives, 6 their children, their possessions, their valley and their 7 city, and of what they possess and will ever possess. And may He grant them 8 good crops and harvests, and 9 all the favours they will seek from Him; and may He 10 help them against the harm (or, quarrel) and malice of any enemy. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 664 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 30, w. 21 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl S²bʿn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Stein 2003 a: 35, fn. 141 | Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH. |