Nihm/Sidd ʿĀmir 3 CIH 889; RES 2735
Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 62, pl. 60
- Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 62, pl. 60
- Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 62, pl. 61
- Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 65, pl. 64
- Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 65, pl. 65
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Mrṯḏm w-Yfʿm Ys¹kr
2 w-Gdym ʾdm bny
3 S¹ḫymm hnklw n—
4 qbn ʾbrrn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mrṯdm and Yfʿm Ys¹kr 2 and Gdym, vassals of the family 3 S¹hymm finished off the 4 channel ʾbrrn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 95 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Sidd ʿĀmir |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1988 a: 104 | 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: 149-150, pl. 60 | 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] |