B170c = SE87

• Superior document: Squeezes
• Author: Müller, David Heinrich
• Series: Squeezes
• Physical Description: 1 sheet
• Notes: This squeeze preserves only lines 19 through 26 of the inscription. Much of the text of these eight lines has been outlined using a red pencil. The rest of the text can be restored using other squeezes taken from the same inscription, as well as from photographs.

Text preserved in this squeeze: 19.sell in Tamnaʿ and set up a shop for its (i.e. Tamnaʿ's) merchandise in20.Shammar. And may the Qatabânians then buy from the tribes and from whoever21.the overseers of Shammar have taken action with respect to. (It is furthermore decreed) that22.whoever among the Qatabânians has favored over the Qata-23.bânians in his commercial dealings24.a certain foreigner from a tribe, or has25.continued to unfairly favor one individual over his fellow,26.let him pay 50 silver coinsRestored full text of the inscription:1.[Thus have ordered and decreed]2.[and made inviolable Shahr Hilâl ]3. [ bin Yadaʿʾab, King of Qatabân, and the Qa- ]4. [ tabânians in Tamnaʿ and Barîm and the ]5. [ two alluvial valleys of Ḥawkam and the Children of ʿAmm]6.[and the dependents of Tamnaʿ and the dependents of the Children]7.[of ʿAmm, that whoever should sell, in Tamnaʿ]8.[and Barîm, any sort of merchandise, let him pay a tax ]9. [ 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 in20.Shammar. And may the Qatabânians then buy from the tribes and from whoever21.the overseers of Shammar have taken action with respect to. (It is furthermore decreed) that22.whoever among the Qatabânians has favored over the Qata-23.bânians in his commercial dealings24.a certain foreigner from a tribe, or has25.continued to unfairly favor one individual over his fellow,26.let him pay 50 silver coins to27. [ the king of Qatabân and the overseer(s) of Shammar, ]28. [ (that they might then) drop the charges(?) and (thereby) resolve the matter(?) ] .

Text preserved in the squeeze:19.yšṭ | tmnʿ | w-ḫdr | mšṭ-s | b-20.šmr | w-l | yštyṭwn | qtbn21.bn | ʿm | ʾšʿbm | w-mn | l-ykś[ʾ=]22.wn | ʿhr | šmr | k-ḏm | st(z)r23.bn | qtbn | b-mšṭm | ʿly | qt=24.bn | bn | nkr | šʿbm | ʾw | wz=25.ʾ | ʾnsm | ʿly | ʾḫ-s | b-ḫ[t]fr[m] | b-ystzr=26.wn | l-yrṯ | ḫmsy | wrqmRestored full text of the inscription:1.[ḥg | ḥgr | w-sḥr]2.[w-sḥrm | šhr | hll | b=]3.[n | ydʿʾb | mlk | qtbn | w-q=]4.[tbn | b-tmnʿ | w-brm | w-ḏ-]5.[ḏhbw | ḥwkm | w-wld | ʿm]6.[w-ġbr | tmnʿ | w-ġbr | wld]7.[ʿm | k-ḏm | mn | l-yšṭ | tmnʿ]8.[w-brm | šyṭm | w-l | yʿrb]9.[ʿd | tmnʿ | w-ḫdr | b-šmr | w-]10.[ʾṯrm | qtbn | b-mšṭm | w-ʾ=]11.[rmm | w-qnym | b-yḫdr | w-ʾ=]12.[rm | w-sšʾm | b-šmr | bn | kl]13.[ʾšʿbm | w-mty | yḫdr | ḫd=]14.[rm | w-ʾḏw | b-yštyṭ | ʾw | f=]15.[tḫr | b-ʿm | kl | ḏ-ḫdrm | w-mšṭ=]16.[m | blty | ʿhr | šmr | w-mty |]17.[l-ykśʾ | ʿhr | šmr | k-ḏm | b-ys=]18.[tḍf | qtbn | b-ʿm | ʾšʿbm | b-]19.yšṭ | tmnʿ | w-ḫdr | mšṭ-s | b-20.šmr | w-l | yštyṭwn | qtbn21.bn | ʿm | ʾšʿbm | w-mn | l-ykś[ʾ=]22.wn | ʿhr | šmr | k-ḏm | st(z)r23.bn | qtbn | b-mšṭm | ʿly | qt=24.bn | bn | nkr | šʿbm | ʾw | wz=25.ʾ | ʾnsm | ʿly | ʾḫ-s | b-ḫ[t]fr[m] | b-ystzr=26.wn | l-yrṯ | ḫmsy | wrqm27.[l-mlk | qtbn | w-ʿhr | šmr]28.[ysmẓʾwn | w-sẓyy]