GL1602e

• Superior document: Squeezes
• Series: Squeezes
• Physical Description: 1 sheet
• Notes: This squeeze preserves a portion of the last eight lines of the text, which are numbered in blue pencil on the right-hand side. Not all of the text is legible, however. The remainder of the text can be restored on the basis of other squeezes taken from the same inscription. Traces of scotch tape remain on this squeeze.

Text preserved in this squeeze: 7. [... ... ... ...]8.to inscribe and engrave these records in [ the ] valley9.in Dhû-Ghaylim. The month of Bashimum, the10.individuals, the priests of Labakh who are in possess-11.and the products and the crops of ʿAmm. [And it was signed by the hand of] Shahr.12.the inscriptions of this place,13.ʾخlîsamaʿ of the lineage of14.[.. . ... ... ...]Restored full text of the inscription:1.[Shahr Yagill bin Yadaʿʾab, King of Qatabân, has promulgated and decreed from Ḥaṭabum, the tem-]2.[ple of ʿAmm Dhû-Dawânim and from Raṣafum, the temple of ʾAnbay-the patron-god-and on behalf of Shamas]3.[and the protector of Shahr for his vassals Maʿdîkarib of the lineage of Haybar and Waddʾîl of the lineage of Râbiḥ and their kinsmen,]4.[the priests of ʿAmm Dhû-Labakh and their wives, without any shortcomings or cessation or detraction or ]5. [ termination, for the patronage-tie of friendship and affiliation and protection, for (the sake of) ʿAmm and ʾAthîrat. Let, then, ]6. [ the priests of ʿAmm Dhû-Labakh and their wives hold themselves bound to this commandment. And Shahr has decreed for his vassals, ]7. [ the priests of ʿAmm Dhû-Labakh and their wives with their concurrence, in accordance with this commandment and (these) records. ]8. [ And Shahr has directed his vassals, the priests of Labakh, ] to inscribe and engrave these records in [ the ] valley9. [ of Labakh and in their designated place in the temple of ʿAmm Dhû-Labakh ] in Dhû-Ghaylim. The month of Bashimum, the10. [ first year of ʿAmmîʿalî Dhû-Gharîbum. Now these ] individuals, the priests of Labakh who are in possess-11. [ ion of property, in particular that which (is designated) in the document of Datînat, ] and the products and the crops of ʿAmm. [And it was signed by the hand of] Shahr.12.[And Nabaṭʿamm bin ʾخlîsamaʿ of the lineage of Haybar has directed and completed] the inscriptions of this place,13.[under the pro-]14.[tection of ʿAmm Dhû-Labakh and his priests. ]

Text preserved in this squeeze:7.[... ... ... ...]8.l-sṭr | w-ftḫ | ḏtn | ʾsṭrn | b-sr9. | b-ḏ | ġylm | wrḫ-s | ḏ-bšmm | ḫr=10.ʾsdn | ʾrby | ḏ-lbḫ | ʾlḏy | b-ʿlw | ml=11. | w-šwb | w-ṯmr | ʿm | [w-tʿlm-ʾy | yd |] šhr12ʾsṭr | ḏn | brṯn13.ʾlsmʿ | bn |14.[... ... ... ...]Restored full text of the inscription:1.[šhr | ygl | bn | ydʿʾb | mlk | qtbn | ṣry | w-sfḥ | bn | ḥṭbm | mḥ=]2.[rm | ʿm | ḏ-dwnm | w-bn | rṣfm | mḥrm | ʾnby | šymn | w-bn | tḥt | šms]3.[w-rbʿ | šhr | ʾdm-s | mʿdkrb | bn | hybr | w-wdʾl | bn | rbḥ | w-ʾḫhy-]4.[smy | ʾrby | ʿm | ḏ-lbḫ | w-tʾnṯ-sm | bn | snṣfm | w-skt | w-ʾḫḏ | w-]5.[gddm | l-ʿṣm | wdm | w-bntm | w-šftm | l-ʿm | w-ʾṯrt | n-l | ystfḥwn]6.[ʾrby | ʿm | ḏ-lbḫ | w-tʾnṯ-sm | b-ʿlw | ḏt | mḥrtn | w-ṣry | šhr | ʾdm-s]7.[ʾrby | ʿm | ḏ-lbḫ | w-tʾnṯ-sm | b-ṣdq-sm | ḥg | ḏt | mḥrtn | w-ʾsṭrn]8.[w-ṯfṭ | šhr | ʾdm-s | ʾrby | ḏ-lbḫ |] l-sṭr | w-ftḫ | ḏtn | ʾsṭrn | b-sr[n]9.[lbḫ | w-b | mḥd-sm | b-byt | ʿm | ḏ-lbḫ] | b-ḏ | ġylm | wrḫ-s | ḏ-bšmm | ḫr=10.[f | ʿmʿly | ḏ-ġrbm | qdmn | w-ḏn |] ʾsdn | ʾrby | ḏ-lbḫ | ʾlḏy | b-ʿlw | ml=11.[kn | nḥql | ḏ-bn | ṣḥf | dtnt] | w-šwb | w-ṯmr | ʿm | [w-tʿlm-ʾy | yd |] šhr12.[w-tqdm | w-sʿšq |] ʾsṭr | ḏn | brṯn13.[nbṭʿm | bn |] ʾlsmʿ | bn | [hybr | ḏ-ʾ=]14.[mnt | ʿm | ḏ-lbḫ | w-ʾrby-s]