MAFRAY-ad-Durayb 2 RES 4905
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription could be a legal text (see note to l.1) or a construction text. |
TEXT
1 Hlkʾmr ṣdq b-[... ...]((Hlkʾmr Ṣdq b[n ... ...]))
2 [.]bny kl bʿl S²b—
3 ʿn ḏn m(ʾ)hḏn
| 1 | According to the editors, the interpretation of Ṣdq as the second name of the author of the text is anachronistic: other texts from the wādī Raġwān mention only the first name of the author. Therefore, they suggest that ṣdq is a verb. |
| 2-3 | The editors consider the name S²bʿn a toponym. In MAFRAY-Ḫirbat Saʿūd 8, it is the name of a construction on the walls of the town. In the town of Nashq it is the name of the sanctuary of ʾlmqh. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hlkʾmr has claimed proprietorial rights on [... ...] 2 [... ...] all the property of S²b‒ 3 ʿn this basin. |
| 1 | Alternative translation: Hlkʾmr Ṣdq son [of ... ...] |
| 2-3 | The editors translate "[... ...] par tout abitant de S²bʿn, de ce reservoir". For the interpretations proposed by the previous editors, see Robin and Ryckmans 1980: 137-138. |
| 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. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 60 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ad-Durayb |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | It is not sure if the inscription originally comes from ad-Durayb (for the issue of the provenance of the texts found in the village, see the opposite opinion by Robin and Ryckmans 1980: 135 and Schiettecatte 2011: 102). |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 136-138, pl. 12/b | 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. |