CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT


   1  ʿmʾmr bn ʾmrhmw bn Qḥm ʿs¹y w-bny rbʿ
   2  qbrn Yʿd ḥwln ḏ-bynn ḏ-tḥtyn w-rbʿ mb(ḥ)—
   3  r[-hw] rb[... ...] b-ʾlm[qh]

Apparatus
1In the Rodhokankis' transcription, at the beginning, there is b-. According to RES, the first letter "b" is superfluous and could be a divine symbol badly erased.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmʾmr, son of ʾmrhmw, of Qḥm, acquired and built a quarter
   2  of the grave Yʿd, (one quarter) of the tiers of the burial loculi, (namely) that which is the lowest one, and a quarter of its pit
   3  [... ...] by ʾlmqh.
Beeston 1979 b: 90-91Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1979. Studies in Sabaic Lexicography I. Raydān, 2: 89-100.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMarbaṭ ad-Dimm (South of the site, near Mārib.)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb Yʿd
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