Nihm/Sidd ʿĀmir 6 CIH 566; MAFRAY-Sidd ʿĀmir 3
Robin 1988 a: 113, pl. 8/a-b
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- Robin 1988 a: 113, pl. 8/a-b
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to Robin, the text dates back to the 2nd-1st c. BC. |
TEXT
1 Bnʾl w-ʾls²rḥ w-bn-hmy Rymm
2 w-ʾlrm-bnw S¹(ḫ)ymm hqḥw m—
3 ʾḫḏn Ġyl b-s¹r-hmw ʾs²rʿ
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Bnʾl, ʾls²rḥ and their sons Rymm 2 and ʾlrm, of the family S¹ḫym, complited the 3 control dyke Ġyl in their valley ʾs²rʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Sidd ʿĀmir |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1988 a: 104, pl. 8 | 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. |
| Frantsouzoff 2016: 152-153, pl. 63 a-b | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. (8 vols), Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux] |