CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)

DASI

Gl 1368 + Gl 1383 + Gl 1384 A 342 a, b (=Gl 1368); A 357 (=Gl 1383); A 358 (=Gl 1384)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Measure of letters9
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT


   1  Hw(ḍ)ʿ(hm)w bn ʿmḏ(kr) bny w-ʿ—
   2  s¹y Mʿrn g(w)lm

Apparatus
1Instead of ʿmḏʾr, as reads Solá Solé (1964: 12), the patronymic may be read ʿmḏkr according to F. Bron (personal note).

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  Hwḍʿhmw, son of ʿmḏkr, has built and pur-
   2  chased Mʿrn as (his) property.
2mʿrn is understood by Solá Solé (1964: 12) as "Grab", related to the Arabic miġār "cave" (root ġrr).
Solá Solé 1964: 12Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Solá Solé 1964: 12Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.