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Kamna 28


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾls¹mʿ ʾmr bn
   2  Yhzḥ s¹ḥdṯ ywm
   3  s¹ḥdṯ rṣf Nbʿl
   4  w-s¹yfʿ mnql rṣf((Rṣf))
   5  w-s¹kbr-s¹ Wd ẓlm
   6  w-s¹qdm-s¹ Wd qdm
   7  ẓlm b-Ḥṭr((Ḥṭr))

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾls¹mʿ ʾmr, son of
   2  Yhzḥ restored, when
   3  he restored the portico (?) of Nbʿl
   4  and he directed the transport (of stone) of the portico (or, of Rṣf)
   5  and Wd made him supervisor (of the works) of covering
   6  and Wd charged him of the direction (of the works)
   7  of covering in Ḥṭr.
5,6ẓlm could have a concrete meaning: "covered structure", "tomb".

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Throne
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKamna
Ancient siteKmnhw
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
NotesThe inscription mentions construction works in the temple of Nbʿl, but it is not clear if the object was placed in it.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Rossi 2014: 56-57Arbach, Mounir and Rossi, Irene 2014. Kamna, une cité prospère du Jawf du Yémen aux VIIIe-VIe siècles avant J.-C.. Semitica et Classica, 7: 45-61.