MAFRAY-al Kaʿāb VII A
Robin 1991: 194, fig. 6
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Wtrm Yrtʿ bn Mʿhr w-ḏ-Ḫwln qy—
2 f ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm bʿl S¹lym b-ywm s²wʿ mr—
3 ʾ-hw Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn
4 Krbʾl Wtr b-kn hnr b-Trḥ
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Wtrm Yrtʿ ibn Maʿāhir and ḏ-Ḫwln set up 2 the stela of ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm, Master of S¹lym, when he did service for 3 his lord Ḏmrʿl Ḏrḥ, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of 4 Krbʾl Wtr, when he offered a burnt offering at Trḥ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Measures | w. 175 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-Lawdh |
| Ancient site | Kwrn |
| Geographical area | Northern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Trḥ |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1991: 178-179, fig. 6 | Robin, Christian J. 1991. ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbid, roi de Sabaʾ et de dū-Raydān. Pages 167-205 in Études sud-arabes. Recueil offert à Jacques Ryckmans. (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain, 39). Louvain-La-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste. |