Arbach 1
Arbach 1994: pl.3.2
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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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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...w](zʾ)w (hqs²b)w (b)-ms²rʿ[... ...]
2 [... ...]-hmw w-ʾrbʿ ʾmrm w-ḏ-ks³[ʾw ... ...]
3 [... ...](w) w-rḥbn w-brkn ʿdy hmẓʾ[w ... ...]
4 [... ...](b)-hmy ʿqrm s²fqm w-bql-hw w-rḥ[bn ... ...]
5 [ ... ...]kʾ-hw ʾḍrkn ḏ-s²trw w-rḥbn [... ...]
6 [... ... m]s³wd byt-hmw ḏ-Ẓwrm w-gyr[... ...]
| 2 | ḏ-ks³[ʾ is also possible. |
| 4 | the restoration could also be rḥ[b-hw. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and besides they brought into cultivation in the land [... ...] 2 [... ...] their [... ...] and four cereals crops and what they have gathered (or: "what is collected, i.e. what is found") [... ...] 3 [... ...] and the open areas and the cisterns until they (?) reached [... ...] 4 [... ...] of them both [... ...] abundant land (?), and they planted it and enlarged [... ...] 5 [... ...] ... and the walls they had demolished and enlarged [... ...] 6 [... ...] the hall of their house ḏ-Ẓwrm, and they plastered [... ...] |
| 3 | Contrary to Arbach's translation, rḥbn and brkn must be considered as plurals. |
| 4 | "ʿqrm en abondance" (Arbach). Our translation with a generic "land", referring to Beeston et al. 1982: 18, seems to fit better the context, in respect to "partie postérieure du réservoir" as suggested for MAFYS-Ḍuraʾ 3, 6-7, 10. The meaning is based on Ar ʿaqār "land yielding revenues", especially palm-trees (on this term, see Avanzini 1978: 60-64). |
| 5 | "les parois (?) qui avaient été détruites; quant à l'espace ouvert" (Arbach). |
| Arbach 1994: 9 | Arbach, Mounir 1994. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Raydān, 6: 5-16. |
| Avanzini 1978 | Avanzini, Alessandra 1978. Studi di lessico sudarabico antico I. Atti e memorie dell'Accademia toscana di scienze e lettere la Colombaria, 43 (n.s. 29): 53-76. |
| Beeston et al. 1982 (=SD) | Beeston, Alfred F.L., al-Ghūl, Maḥmūd ʿA., Müller, Walter W. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1982. Sabaic Dictionary (English-French-Arabic). Dictionnaire Sabéen (anglais-français-arabe). Louvain-la-Neuve: Éditions Peeters / Beirut: Libraire du Liban. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Jeddah, Unknown (Private collection) |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Notes | The text probably comes from an agricultural context. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach 1994: 8-10, pl. 3/2 | Arbach, Mounir 1994. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Raydān, 6: 5-16. |