Robin-al-Ḫadara 4
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 47/a
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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 - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...](ḥ)r w-bn(y)[... ...]
2 [... ...]s¹m br[ʾ ... ...]
3 [... ... w-h]qs²bn mnẓr-(h)[mw ... ...]
4 [... ...]-hmw Yfʿ[... ...]
| 3 | mnẓr: probably a technical term related to the idea of protection, and indicating a fortified place or a covered construction (Robin). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ...] .ḥr and his/their sons [... 2 ...]s¹m built ... 3 ... and restored their mnẓr [... 4 ... their ...]Yfʿ [... |
| 3 | For mnẓr Robin says: "première attestation de ce mot. On connaît un verbe nẓr (CIH 334, 7, CIH 353, 5, Ja 564, 11, Ja 577,10, Ja 651, 16 et Ja 662, 12) avec le sens de "garder, protéger, assurer la protection de". La construction mnẓr a sans doute une destination en relation avec l'idée de "protection" d'autant plus que dans Robin-al-Ḫadara 9, le substantif mnẓr semble synonyme de mẓll. |
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 77 | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | w. 40 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Khadara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a house in al-Ḫadara. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Madīnat al-Ziyal |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal ʿIyāl Yazīd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 76-77, pl. 47/a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |