Robin-an-Nabī Šuʿayb 1
Robin 1981 a: pl. Vb
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.7 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...](r)[... ...]
2 [... ...] [ʾlmq](h) w-b (ḏ)[t Ḥmym] [... ...]
3 [... ...] [S¹](m)hʿly [... ...]
4 [... ...] [w]-b Mh[... ...]
5 [... ...]
| 2 | Robin reads "-h" followed by "w-b", for which he reconstructs the name of ʾlmqh, but this integration is hypothetical. |
| 4 | Robin integrates the name of tribe: Mhʾnfm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 19, w. 14 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal an-Nabī Shuʿayb |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal al-Nabī Shuʿayb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
He also considers the two letters "Mh..." (or maybe "Mḫ...") in line 4th as the beginning of the name "Mhʾnfm", a tribe that used to control the regions of Ḍawrān, Ḍāf and Yakār, at about 50 km south-east of the mountain Ǧabal an-Nabi Šuʿayb, at the time of the kings of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1981 a: 58-59, pl. V | Robin, Christian J. 1981. Documents de l'Arabie antique II. Raydān, 4: 43-65. |