Ph-Ry-Li
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ḥgr bn ʿmrm mlk Kd[t]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Nafūd Musammā |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal Kawkab |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
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CULTURAL NOTES
This king has to be identified with Ḥujr son of ʿAmrum named by the Arabic tradition Ākil al-Murār. He was appointed as governor of Maʿadd by the Ḥimyarite king Ḥs³n Yhʾmn son of ʾbkrb ʾs¹ʿd.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 b: 561-562 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957. Graffites sabéens relevés en Arabie Saʿudite. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 32: 557-563. |
| Gajda 1996: 66-67, pl. I | Gajda, Iwona 1996. Ḥuǧr b. ʿAmr roi de Kinda et l'établissement de la domination ḥimyarite en Arabie centrale. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 26: 65-73. |
| Gajda 1997: 21 | Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence). |