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FB-al-ʿAdan 2


Bron 2014 a: 203, fig. 1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  S¹ʿdm bn Rs¹mm bn
   2  Mgdm w-Mrn ʿbd b—
   3  n S¹ḫymm hqny Tʾ—
   4  lb ʿdy ʿdf ḥg-n
   5  s¹tkwl-hw l-ḏnm ʿd—
   6  y ʾrḍ-hmw w-ʾʿnb-h—
   7  mw ḏ-Ms¹wrtm b-ḫrf
   8  ḏ-ḫrf Rbm bn Hwf—
   9  ʿṯt bn ʿmydʿ w-l-
  10  ḏt yzʾn s¹ʾd-hmw
  11  [nʿmt]m w-l-wfy-hmw

Apparatus
7Miswara is nowadays the name of the small plain at the feet of jabal al-ʿAdan.
9ʿmydʿ is the fourth, newly attested, eponym clan of the confederation of S¹mʿy (Bron).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S¹ʿdm son of Rs¹mm descendant of
   2  of Mgdm and Mrn, servant of the family
   3  S¹ḫymm, dedicated to
   4  Tʾlb in the temple ʿdf, according to the fact
   5  that he had implored Him to make rain on
   6  their lands and their vineyards
   7  of Ms¹wrtm, in the fall
   8  of the year of Rbm son of
   9  Hwfʿṯt of the family ʿmydʿ, and
  10  so that He continues to grant them
  11  success, and for their prosperity.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, Moussaïeff collection (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 24.5, w. 13
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteJabal al-ʿAdan
Ancient siteʿdf
Geographical areaNihm
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb ʿdy ʿdf
NotesFrom the text we can understand that the inscription had to be employed in the temple ʿdf on the top of jabal al-ʿAdan. But it was found on the antique market.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 2014 a: 203-204, fig. 1Bron, François 2014. Une nouvelle dédicace sabéenne au dieu Taʾlab provenant du jabal ʿAdan. Semitica et Classica, 7: 203-204.