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CIH 78
Jändl 2009: 228, pl. IX
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 | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| For a general hypothesis of a date for the bronze tablets from ʿAmrān, cf. Avanzini 2008 b. |
TEXT
1 ʾnmrm ʾẓlm bn H—
2 wfʿṯt ḏ-Nḥs¹n hq(n)—
3 y ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn m(s³)—
4 ndn b-ḏt s¹ʿd-hw h—
5 rg mhrg ṣdqm b—
6 n s²ʿbn Nbs²m w-l |
7 wzʾ ʾlmqh s¹ʿd ʾ—
8 nmrm bry ʾḏnm w-
9 mqmm w-ḏt nʿmt w-
10 tnʿmn l-bny ḏ-Nḥs¹n
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾnmrm ʾẓlm, son of H- 2 wfʿṯt, of the family Nḥs¹n, dedicated 3 to ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn the tablet 4 because He conceded him 5 to slaughter an excellent slaughter from 6 the tribe Nbs²m; and He 7 may continue to grant ʾ- 8 nmrm abundance of faculty and 9 might; and for what has been favourable and 10 may be favourable to the family ḏ-Nḥs¹n. |
| 5 | Nebes 2005: 343, n. 77 argues that mhrg had a speecific and concrete meaning, indicating fallen enemies whose hands were cut off as war trophies. |
| Nebes 2005 | Nebes, Norbert 2005. Sabäische Texte. Pages 331-367 in Francis Breyer and Michael Lichtenstein (eds). Staatsverträge, Herrscherinschriften und andere Dokumente zur politischen Geschichte. Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. 2. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 48460=1862,1028.8 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 13.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jändl 2009: 86, pl. IX | Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth. |
| Avanzini 2008 b | Avanzini, Alessandra 2008. Criteri editoriali per la pubblicazione dello CSAI. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 145-157. |