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Zubayrī-al-ʿAwd 2
Robin 2018: 140, fig. 3
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Accordiing the editor, the text continues on the upper and left lateral sides of the plaque frame, but it is unreadable on the photograph. |
TEXT
1 S¹ḥtm ʾb w-bn-hw Ḥfn w-Hwf[ʿ]m
2 mʾdb Wr(w)m ḏ-Hṣbḥ Ḏḫr s¹qnyw ʾ—
3 l-s¹m ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm s¹qnyt ḏhbn ḥg
4 s²ftw-s¹ b-qdmy ḏn ywmn k-tʿqr l-
5 ʾmrʾ-hw wrqm w-s¹wfy ʿm s¹wt
6 wrqn b-ywm s¹rhf-s¹ w-ʿm l-s²—
7 m l-S¹ḥtm w-Ḥfn w-Hwfʿm wfy
8 ʾʾḏn-s¹m w-mqymt-s¹m w-ḏt s¹wfy
9 w-ʾrḫ b-mhrgm l-S¹ḥtm b-qdmy
10 ḏn ywmn rṯd ḏt s¹qnytn bn brṯ
11 [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 S¹ḥtm ʾb et ses (deux) fils Ḥfn et Hawfāʿamm, 2 sujet de Wrwm dhu-Haṣbaḥ Ḏḫr, ont offert à leur 3 dieu ʿAmm dhu-Yāsirum l'offrande de bronze conformément à ce qu' 4 ils Lui avaient promis avant ce jour s'il arrivait (?) 5 à ses seigneurs un wqr et a accordé ʿAmm ce 6 wqr au jour de Son s¹rhf, et puisse ʿAmm confir- 7 mer pour S¹ḥtm, Ḥfn et Hawfāʿamm la plénitude 8 de leurs capacités, de leurs pouvoirs, de ce qu'Il a accordé 9 et de ce qui est arrivé au combat à S¹ḥtm avant 10 ce jour. Il a confié cette offrande (contre tout changement) de (son) emplacement [ ... ...] |
| 4 | ḏn ywmn: this specific day could be that of a religious fest, or more credible of the battle quoted in the line 9. |
| 4-5 | We can propose: "when the payment (an amount of coins) was offered to their lords". |
| 6 | b-ywm s¹rhf-s¹: this day is mysterious; according to the editor it was probably the day of a fest. |
| Robin 2018: 140-141 | Robin, Christian J. 2018. Qatabān (royaume de l’Arabie méridionale antique) et son grand dieu ʿAmm. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 11: 93-141. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Unknown (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-ʿAwd |
| Ancient site | ʿwdm |
| Geographical area | Jabal al-ʿAwd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2018: 140-141, fig. 3 | Robin, Christian J. 2018. Qatabān (royaume de l’Arabie méridionale antique) et son grand dieu ʿAmm. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 11: 93-141. |