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Ist 7687


Ryckmans, Jacques 1979: 144, figs 1-3

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters1.1-1.2
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  Hwfʿṯt w-ʾḫy-hw w-bny-hmw bnw ʾs³wln hqnyw ʾl—
   2  mqh bʿl Rymm ms²wn ḥg-n wqh-hw b-ms¹ʾl-hw
   3  l-wfy-hmw w-l s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm

Apparatus
1Transcription error by Ryckmans: w-bny-hw ʾs³wln. Therefore, he considers ʾs³wln a plural nisbe, from Ms³wlm: "Le seul nom connu qui se présente à l'esprit est ms³wlm dans RES 4450 (? contexte mutilé), et Lu 21=DJE 12,1: ḏms³wlm, nom ethnique".

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hwfʿṯt and his brother(s) and their sons, of the family ʾs³wln, dedicated to
   2  ʾlmqh, Lord of Rymm, the goblet, as He had ordered him in His oracle
   3  for their safety and for that He grants them prosperity.
1Ryckmans excludes to consider ʾḫy a singular, which - according to him - would have implied a dual suffix pronoun of the noun bny. However, the use of the plural for the dual is well attested in Middle Sabaic.
2According to Ryckmans, ms²wn can be translated "vase à parfums", on the basis of the comparison with Ar. našā "sentir bon".
Ryckmans, Jacques 1979: 146-147Ryckmans, Jacques 1979. Un vase en bronze avec inscription sud-arabe aux Musées Archéologiques d'Istanbul. Raydān, 2: 135-149.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositIstanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, Ist 7687
Support typeArtefact » Container » Goblet (ms²w)
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 13, d. 7.2 (top), d. 7.6 (base)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl Rymm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Jacques 1979: 135-149, figs 1-3Ryckmans, Jacques 1979. Un vase en bronze avec inscription sud-arabe aux Musées Archéologiques d'Istanbul. Raydān, 2: 135-149.