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al-ʿĀdī 85
al-Hajj, Mohammad, 2016
al-Ḥājj 2016 a: 142, fig. 2
al-Ḥājj 2016 a: 142, fig. 2
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| 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 |
TEXT
1 ʾlʿz bn Ḏḫrm ḏ-
2 Qṭrn s¹qny Ḥwkm
3 nfs¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-q—
4 ny-s¹ w-ʾḫ-s¹ww Ṣb—
5 ḥhmw w-Frʿkrb |
6 w-kl ʾwld-s¹m yw—
7 m s¹ṭbn ʾlʿz Ḥw—
8 km b-ʿs³b-s¹ w-yfd—
9 [y ... ...]
| 8-9 | The integration, proposed by the editor: w-yfd[y-hw Ḥwkm b-kl ḏtm tkrb-s¹ is probable; see alʿĀdī 1. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾlʿz, son of Ḏḫrm, of the family 2 Qṭrn dedicated to Ḥwkm 3 his person, his faculties, his 4 property, his two brothers Ṣb- 5 ḥhmw and Frʿkrb 6 and all their children, when 7 ʾlʿz transferred to Ḥwkm 8 his property. Might Ḥwkm release 9 him from obligations [... ..]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-ʿĀdī |
| Ancient site | Mrymtm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Ḥājj 2016 a: 128-134, fig. 2 | al-Hajj, Mohammed 2016. Nuqūšān qatabāniyyān ǧadīdān min Haǧar al-ʿĀdī-wādī Ḥarīb. Silsilat mudāwalāt ʿilmiyya muḥakama li-l-liqāʾ al-sanawī li-l-ǧamʿiyyah (al-Ǧamʿiyya al-Saʿūdīya li-l-Dirāsāt al-Aṯariyya), al-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya al-Saʿūdiyya ʿabr al-ʿuṣūr, 5: 123-142. |