GL1615 = GL1407

• Superior document: Glass plate negatives and -positives, photographs, negatives, film reels
• Series: Glass plate negatives and -positives, photographs, negatives, film reels
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• Notes: The numbering of the lines of text in this photograph is incorrect. The first line, not visible in the photograph, is not numbered, with the result that the numbering is off by one line throughout.

Text visible in the photograph:2.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. And10.whoever travels to the Qatabânians with merchandise and11.goods and possessions, he shall have a shop and12.goods, and he shall sell his wares in Shammar with13.any of the tribes. And when he establishes a shop,14.and then sells or15.enters into a partnership with anyone possessing a stall and merchandise16.without (the permission of) the overseer of Shammar, then17.the overseer of Shammar is to take action. (It is also decreed) that the18.Qatabânians shall grant hospitality to any tribes that19.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,Restored full text of the inscription:1.[Thus have ordered and decreed]2.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. And10.whoever travels to the Qatabânians with merchandise and11.goods and possessions, he shall have a shop and12.goods, and he shall sell his wares in Shammar with13.any of the tribes. And when he establishes a shop,14.and then sells or15.enters into a partnership with anyone possessing a stall and merchandise16.without (the permission of) the overseer of Shammar, then17.the overseer of Shammar is to take action. (It is also decreed) that the18.Qatabânians shall grant hospitality to any tribes that19.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 to ]27. [ the king of Qatabân and the overseer(s) of Shammar, ]28. [ (that they might then) drop the charges(?) and (thereby) resolve the matter(?). ]

Text visible in the photograph: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 | ʿm6.w-ġbr | tmnʿ | w-ġbr | wld7.ʿm | k-ḏm | mn | l-yšṭ | tmnʿ8.w-brm | šyṭm | w-l | yʿrb9.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 | kl13.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-ykśʾ=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-ḫtfrm | b-ystzr=Restored 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 | ʿm6.w-ġbr | tmnʿ | w-ġbr | wld7.ʿm | k-ḏm | mn | l-yšṭ | tmnʿ8.w-brm | šyṭm | w-l | yʿrb9.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 | kl13.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-ykśʾ=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-ḫtfrm | b-ystzr=26.[wn | l-yrṯ | ḫmsy | wrqm]27.[l-mlk | qtbn | w-ʿhr | šmr]28.[ysmẓʾwn | w-sẓyy]