I just caught named dying and looking in the logs, (after running your debug stuff) heres whats in named that caught my eye
(LATEST FIRST)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: Zone \"nomdeplum.com\\032\" (file /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db): No default TTL ($TTL <value>

set, $
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db: Line 10: Unknown type: ..
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:10: Database error near (.)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db: Line 11: Unknown type: ..
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:11: Database error near (.)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db: Line 12: Unknown type: ..
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:12: Database error near (.)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db: Line 13: Unknown type: ..
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:13: Database error near (.)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db: Line 15: Unknown type: ..
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:15: Database error near (.)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db: Line 17: Unknown type: ..
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:17: Database error near (.)
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:19: Database error near ()
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:20: Database error near ()
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db:21: Database error near ()
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: Zone \"nomdeplum.com\\032\" (file /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db): no NS RRs found at zone top
Dec 24 15:31:27 wolf named[2819]: master zone \"nomdeplum.com\\032\" (IN) rejected due to errors (serial 1009162985)
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Dec 24 15:31:08 wolf named[2807]: Zone \"nomdeplum.com\\032\" (file /var/named/nomdeplum.com .db): no NS RRs found at zone top
Dec 24 15:31:08 wolf named[2807]: master zone \"nomdeplum.com\\032\" (IN) rejected due to errors (serial 1009162985)
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Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[1142]: named shutting down
Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[1142]: USAGE 1009236667 1009235842 CPU=0.66u/4.28s CHILDCPU=0u/0s
Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[1142]: NSTATS 1009236667 1009235842 A=307 SOA=2 PTR=523 MX=193 AAAA=12 38=2 ANY=2
Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[1142]: XSTATS 1009236667 1009235842 RR=703 RNXD=21 RFwdR=323 RDupR=0 RFail=63 RFErr=0 RErr=4 RAXFR=0 RLa$
Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[2807]: starting (/etc/named.conf). named 8.2.3-REL Sat Jan 27 05:32:51 EST 2001 ^
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Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[2807]: /etc/named.conf:8: syntax error near allow
Dec 24 15:31:07 wolf named[2807]: hint zone \"\" (IN) loaded (serial 0)