B170a = SE87

• Superior document: Squeezes
• Author: Müller, David Heinrich
• Series: Squeezes
• Physical Description: 1 sheet
• Notes: This squeeze preserves the first eight lines of text. The rest of the text can be reconstructed from other squeezes taken from the inscription, as well as from photographs.

Text preserved in this squeeze:1.Thus has ordered and decreed2.and made inviolable Shahr Hilâl3.bin Yadaʿʾab, King of Qatabân, and the Qa-4.tabânians in Tamnaʿ and Barîm and the5.two alluvial valleys of Ḥawkam and the Children of ʿAmm6.and the dependents of Tamnaʿ and the dependents of the Children7.of ʿAmm, that whoever should sell, in Tamnaʿ8.and Barîm, any sort of merchandise, let him pay a taxRestored full text of the inscription:1.Thus has ordered and decreed2.and made inviolable Shahr Hilâl3.bin Yadaʿʾab, King of Qatabân, and the Qa-4.tabânians in Tamnaʿ and Barîm and the5.two alluvial valleys of Ḥawkam and the Children of ʿAmm6.and the dependents of Tamnaʿ and the dependents of the Children7.of ʿAmm, that whoever should sell, in Tamnaʿ8.and Barîm, any sort of merchandise, let him pay a tax9. [ to Tamnaʿ and set up a shop in Shammar. And]10.[whoever travels to the Qatabânians with merchandise and ]11. [ goods and possessions, he shall have a shop and ]12. [ goods, and he shall sell his wares in Shammar with ]13. [ any of the tribes. And when he establishes a shop, ]14. [ and then sells or ]15. [ enters into a partnership with anyone possessing a stall and merchandise ]16. [ without (the permission of) the overseer of Shammar, then ]17. [ the overseer of Shammar is to take action. (It is also decreed) that the ]18. [ Qatabânians shall grant hospitality to any tribes that ]19. [ sell in Tamnaʿ and set up a shop for its (i.e. Tamnaʿ's) merchandise in]20.[Shammar. And may the Qatabânians then buy from the tribes and from whoever ]21. [ the overseers of Shammar have taken action with respect to. (It is furthermore decreed) that ]22. [ whoever among the Qatabânians has favored over the Qata- ]23. [ bânians in his commercial dealings ]24. [ a certain foreigner from a tribe, or has ]25. [ continued to unfairly favor one individual over his fellow, ]26. [ let him pay 50 silver coins to ]27. [ the king of Qatabân and the overseer(s) of Shammar, ]28. [ (that they might then) drop the charges(?) and resolve the matter(?) ] .

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