GL1767

• Superior document: Squeezes
• Series: Squeezes
• Physical Description: 1 sheet
• Notes: Although Höfner (1944: 41) [bib:N4ZHS9UW] gives "Ṣirwāḥ?" as the provenance of the inscription from which this squeeze is taken, the inscription is in fact from Jabal Balaq al-Janūbī (ancient name unknown), located in the Mārib governorate. This squeeze preserves lines 4-8 of the inscription. The remainder of the text can be restored on the basis of the facsimile published by Jamme (1976: 54-55, pl. 13/U) [bib:6WVFR9XF].

Text preserved in this squeeze:4.since he settled in5.ʿAmmîkarib bin Wa [...]6. [ whe ] n he served as priest of ʿAth[tar ... ... ...] his7.[...]. And ʿAth[tar] provided irrigation8.during the autumn and spring.Restored full text of the inscription:1.[Wadadʾîl Raymân bin ʾAbîkarib, of the lineage of Ṣabaḥrâm Dhû-Khalîl. ]2. [ Biʿathtar bin Wadadʾîl, of the lineage of Ṣabaḥrâm Dhû-Khalîl, (had this inscription carved) when he served as priest of (the god) ʿAthtar,]3.[and he (i.e. ʿAthtar) absolved him of his duties with respect to all of his temples. And ʿAthtar provided irrigation during the autumn and spring, during his priesthood,]4.since he settled in (the town of) [Nashqum.]5.ʿAmmîkarib bin Wa [ dadʾîl, of the lineage of Ṣabaḥrâm Dhû-Khalîl, (had this inscription carved) ]6. [ whe ] n he served as priest of ʿAt[htar. And he (i.e. ʿAthtar) absolved him of his duties with respect to all of] his7.[templ]es. And ʿAth[tar] provided irrigation [for Sabaʾ and the community]8.during the autumn and spring.

Text preserved in this squeeze:4.[l]n | yḥwr | ʿ[dy]5.ʿmkrb | bn | (w)6.[yw]m | ršw | ʿ(ṯ)7.t-hw | w-sΓq˥[y] | ᶜṯ8.(ḫrf | w-dṯʾ)Restored full text of the inscription: 1.wddʾl | rymn | bn | ʾbkrb | bn | ṣbḥrm | ḏ-ḫll 2.bʿṯtr | bn | wddʾl | bn | ṣbḥrm | ḏ-ḫll | ywm | ršw | ʿṯtr | 3.w-fdy-hw | bn | kl | ʾbyt-hw | w-sqy | ʿṯtr | ḫrf | w-dṯʾ | b-ršwt-hw | 4.ln | yḥwr | ʿd(y) | nšqm | 5.ʿmkrb | bn | wddʾl | bn | ṣbḥrm | ḏ-ḫll | 6.ywm | ršw | ʿṯtr | w-fdy-hw | bn | kl | ʾby= 7.t-hw | w-sqy | ʿṯtr | sbʾ | w-gw[m] 8.ḫrf | w-dṯʾ