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"By kind permission of ʿA. Mikyāsh, K. al-Zubaydī"

Text:

Translations:

1Whbʾl and Ġwṯʾl descendants of 
2Ḏrʾ Ḥm dedicated to their god and
3their lord Bashamum, master of Ḫrf and
4Nʿlm in His sanctuary Ḫrf at Ḥalzaw
5the bronze statue, in respect of what they petitioned Him for
6before this day; Whbʾl and Ġwṯʾl
7committed to Bashamum and His
8gods their wills, their
9material resources and their two sons Zydʾl and 
10ʾlzʾd, and all that they possess and that may be a good
11omen for them, and their statue, against whoever
12may damage and remove (it); by Bashamum and their tutelary
13deities ʿAthtar ḏ-Ḥrm and
14ḏt Bs³rm and the gods of
15Ḥalzaw.

Translation Notes:

7-8ʾlh-s¹ww: "it is uncertain whether the suffix pronoun refers here to the god or to his sanctuary, since examples of both can be found in the inscriptions" (Prioletta 2013: 114, n. 30).
10-11w-ḏ-m l-s¹m [ʿ]ynm nʿm: "this curious expression also appears in the other dedicatory text from Ḥalzaw CSAI II,14 = RES 4336/5" (Prioletta 2013:114, n. 31).

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Base → Of statue with dedicatory inscription
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 88, w. 25, th. 19

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Hajar Lajiya / Hajar Warrāṣ, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ḥlzwm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: ʿAtaq
institution: Museum
private Collection: false

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