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MS Maḏbaḥ 3


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  Yfrʿ w-Ḥywm bn—
   2  y Qynn ʿbdy ḏ-Ġy—
   3  mn hqnyy ʿṯtr|
   4  bʿl Ḍmd ms³nd—
   5  n b-ḏt hnf-hmy ʿṯ—
   6  tr ʾrbʿt ʾḥll—
   7  m [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yfrʿ and Ḥywm of the family
   2  Qynn, the two servants of Ġymn,
   3  dedicated to ʿṯtr,
   4  Lord of Ḍmd, this tablet
   5  because ʿṯtr bestowed on them
   6  four landed properties
   7  [... ...]
6-7For ʾḥllm cf. ḥllt ("landed property"). Usually, ʾḥll means "war spoils", but here the translation proposed by Al-Salami seems more credible.
al-Salami 2011: 27-28al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsw. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMadhbaḥ
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaJabal al-Lawz
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr bʿl Ḍmd
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

al-Salami 2011: 27-28al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.