Fa 30 bis
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 18
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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 |
| Textual typology | Legal text |
TEXT
1 ʾl b-ʿly bny ʾlʿhr ʾṣrḥn ʾd—
2 m ḏ-Ḥbb w-ʾwld-hmw bn ẓhrm ḏ-ʿmd ḏ-ml—
3 ʾ-hw ṯty mʾt(m) blṭm ḏ-rḍym ḏ-b-hw tʿlm
4 ʾlʿhr l-bny S²hrʿly ḏ-ʾlḏrʾ ʾhnm (ʿ)—
5 kr yyfʿn hʾ (ẓ)hrn |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 That is with respect to the sons of ʾlʿhr, the ʾṣrḥn, 2 vassals of the Ḥbb, and to their children, on the basis of a document of validity: the amount 3 of it is two hundred good coins. (Document) that ʾlʿhr 4 authenticated for the children of S²hrʿly, of ʾlḏrʾ. Whenever an objection is raised, 5 let this document be known. |
| 4-5 | see N. Nebes (1995 a) translation. |
| Nebes 1995 a: 232 | Nebes, Norbert 1995. Die Konstruktionen mit /fa-/ im Altsüdarabischen. Syntaktische und epigraphische Untersuchungen. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 40). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
| Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
| Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed under the inscription Fa 30. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 49, n. 29, fig. 18 (facsimile) | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 20-23 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |