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Robin-Ghabbān-Saʿīd 2014, Texte 1
Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1071, fig. 20
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Northern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The king Liʿadharʾīl, mentioned without title, ruled over Muhaʾmirum around 350-300 BC and he is not to be confused with Lʿḏrʾl mlk Mʾhmrm quoted in RES 3943, 3, who reigned in the 6th century BC. |
TEXT
[... ...ʿṯtr]
1 S²rqn w-(S¹ʿd)hw ʾh—
2 l ʾln w-(b)-(ḏ)-S¹(mwy) ḏ-R—
3 gmtm((Rgmtm)) ḏ-Ms¹(w)dn (w)-(b) h—
4 l-ʾlt ḏt (ʿ)dnm w-rṯ(d)
5 L(ʿḏ)rʾl ʿṯtr S²rqn
6 w-(S¹ʿd)hw ʾhl-ʾln w-ḏ
7 S¹mwy ḏ-Rgmtm((Rgmtm)) ḏ-Ms¹(w)—
8 dn w-hl-ʾlt ḏt ʿdnm
9 [nf](s¹)-h[w] w-w[l]d-hw w-qn—
10 (y)-(hw) w-s²ʿb-hw Mhʾmrm
11 [w-Ngr](n) w-S²rwm w-ʾs¹rr-
12 [hmw] (b)-Ngrn w-S²rwm
13 [... ...]r[... ...]rbn nʿm
14 [... ...][..]hqn(y)t-(h)[w]
15 [... ...] (s²)nʾm
| 2-3 | Rgmtm (also at the line 7) is a toponym, the ASA name of the oasis of Ngrn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
... par ʿAthtar] 1 Shāriqān et S¹ʿdhw ʾh- 2 l ʾln, par dhu-Samāwī de Ra- 3 gmatum celui de Maswadān et avec ha- 4 l-Ilāt dhāt ʿAdanum. A confié 5 Liʿadharʾīl à ʿAthtar Shāriqān, 6 S¹ʿdhw ʾhl ʾln, dhu- 7 Samāwī de Ragmatum celui de Maswa- 8 dān et hal-Ilāt dhāt ʿAdanum 9 [sa person]ne, sa descendance, ses bie- 10 ns, sa commune Muhaʾmirum, 11 Nagrān et S²rwm, leurs 12 vallées à Nagrān et S²rwm 13 ... ... 14 ...].. son offrande 15 ...]ennemi ... |
| Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1072-1073 | Robin, Christian J., al-Ghabbān, ʿAlī I. and al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2014. Inscriptions antiques de la région de Najrān (Arabie Séoudite Méridionale): nouveaux jalons pour l'histoire de l'écriture, de la langue et du calendrier arabes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2014/3: 1033-1128. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Ukhdūd |
| Ancient site | Ẓrbn / Ngrn |
| Geographical area | Najrān |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Notes | The inscription was discovered in 2009 at the East of the citadel of al-Ukhdūd. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The inscription contains the first attestation of the goddess hl-ʾlt ḏt ʿdnm, known in Arabic as Allāt.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1070-1073, fig. 20 | Robin, Christian J., al-Ghabbān, ʿAlī I. and al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2014. Inscriptions antiques de la région de Najrān (Arabie Séoudite Méridionale): nouveaux jalons pour l'histoire de l'écriture, de la langue et du calendrier arabes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2014/3: 1033-1128. |