DASI ID: ID: 4057

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1955: pl. I Image free from copyright
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Translations:
.. ...] 1and ʾs¹dm ʾs¹ʿd son of Hʿn ʾẓlm, from the people of 2S²ʿrm ʾwtr, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʿlhn Nhfn, 3were the commanders of the group of the king of Sabaʾ and of Ḥaḍramawt in the vicinity of the town 4of Qnʾ, because their S²ms¹ favoured them, when they campaigned in the service (of the king). 5From the abovementioned town they campaigned in service of their lord 6and the tribes of Qatabān, Rdmn, Mḍḥy and Awsān and 7some troops of their own tribe Bklm from this campaign, particularly 8[from] Raydān to the town of Qnʾ against them, so they 9proceeded against Ḥrmtm, with forty-seven small and large transport vessels 10in killings, captives and booty enough to satisfy 11their lord, the king S²ʿrm, and his group and his servants in the territory of 12[Rdʿ] as far as the coast, and they furthermore subdued al-Qaryatan (?). So thanks 13are offered by ʾs¹dm, because his lord S²ʿrm ʾwtr returned 14from this campaign in safety with spoils, captives and 15booty in abundance. They also give thanks to their S²ms¹, the Lady of Tlqm, 16because Rbbm ʾḫṭr and ʾs¹dm ʾs¹ʿd 17and their tribe Bklm, portion of Rydt, returned from this campaign 18in good health and (because) of the booty and the prisoners (taken), which gave them satisfaction. 19Also in gratitude because his brother Rbbm ʾḫṭr 20ibn S¹ʾrn [...] and their strongholds, and [...] 21[...] from the detachments and auxiliaries of the Habashites, when 22they had campaigned against Ḥaḍramawt previously to the present dedication; 23and may S²ms¹ grant them the goodwill and satisfaction of their lord S²ʿrm 24ʾwtr king, of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of ʿlhn Nhfn 25king of Sabaʾ, and may S²ms¹m grant them good crops and 26fruit crops in their land and their fields, and may S²ms¹m 27grant favour to them in the prosperity of faculties and resources, and in 28[all] the battles in which their lord S²ʿrm ʾwtr ordered them (to fight) 29and may S²ms¹m deliver them from the harm, mischief, 30maleficence, malice and slander of any enemy [... ...] 31[... ...] by their S²ms¹, Mistress of Tlqm.
Translation Notes:
Following Beeston for ll.1-22.
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Monumental stela
Materials: Stone
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Spatial
Site: Rayda, ʿAmrān, Yemen
Ancient Name: Rydt
Type of Site: Settlement
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