RES 2650 bis CIH 622; Gl 525
Wissmann 1982: photo 15
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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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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| The only differences between RES 2650 and RES 2650 bis are the left extremities of the lines 2 and the dextrograde letters "n" of the latter inscription. |
TEXT
1 Yṯʿʾmr Byn bn S¹mhʿly Ynf mkrb
2 S¹bʾ mḫḍ blq mʾḫḏn Ḥbbḍ mnḫy Ys¹rn
| 2 | The letter "n" of mʾḫḏn and Ys¹rn words are dextrograde. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yṯʿʾmr Byn, son of S¹mhʿly Ynf, mukarrib 2 of Sabaʾ, broke the limestone of the dam Ḥbbḍ towards Ys¹rn. |
| 2 | Robin 1988: 96-97, mʾḫḏn: prise d'eau; mnḫy: pour alimenter. |
| Robin 1988 a | Robin, Christian J. 1988. Quelques observations sur la date de construction et la chronologie de la première digue de Maʾrib, d'après les inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 95-114. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Sluice |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure : Great Mārib Dam |
| Notes | The inscription is engraved on the wall of the outlet located at the western end of the southern sluice. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 1982 b: pl.6/a | Müller, Walter W. 1982. Bemerkungen zu einigen von der Yemen-Expedition 1977 des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts aufgenommenen Inschriften aus dem Raum Mārib und Barāqiš. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 129-134. |
| Wissmann 1982: photo 15 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)] |
| Robin 1988 a: 96-97 | Robin, Christian J. 1988. Quelques observations sur la date de construction et la chronologie de la première digue de Maʾrib, d'après les inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 95-114. |