MAFRAY-al-Asāḥil 8
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The typology of the text is based on the editors' interpretation of the word "kl": according to Robin and Ryckmans it should be considered a construction text, while according to Stein this is a nominal sentence with an implied verb (see the translation's notes). |
TEXT
1 Ms²kmm kl
2 ms¹rt-hw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ms²kmm achieved (?) 2 his covered hall (?). |
| 1 | For kl, Robin and Ryckmans suggest a comparison with RES 4225, l.1 and Ja 842, l.3 and propose the interpretation of kl as a verb (kll: "achever"). Instead, Stein 2003 a: 196, n.248 considers the text a nominal sentence, with an implied verb ("... acquired / build all ..."). |
| 2 | For ms¹rt, the Robin and Ryckmans suggest a comparison with the Geez root SWR "cover, protect" because of the location of the inscription in a structure on the site, and prefer to exclude the roots S¹YR ("irrigate") and MS¹R ("find, clear"). The Sabaic Dictionary translates "wall". |
| Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980 | Robin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980. Les inscriptions de al-Asâḥil, ad-Durayb et Ḫirbat Saʿûd. (Mission Archéologique Française en République Arabe du Yémen: prospection des Antiquités Préislamiques, 1980). Raydān, 3: 113-182. |
| Stein 2003 a | Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Asāḥil |
| Ancient site | ʿrrtm |
| Geographical area | wādī Raġwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context |
| Notes | The stone is part of the wall of an intra muros structure, near the S-E city walls. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 133-134, pl. 10/a | Robin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980. Les inscriptions de al-Asâḥil, ad-Durayb et Ḫirbat Saʿûd. (Mission Archéologique Française en République Arabe du Yémen: prospection des Antiquités Préislamiques, 1980). Raydān, 3: 113-182. |