CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin and Gajda 1994: pl. 58
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT


   1  Wʿlm bn Hrbḫ w—
   2  s¹m ʾs¹ṭr ḏn ms³ndn
   3  l-ʾmrʾ-hw ʾlht Yzʾn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wʿlm, son of Hrbḫ, drew
   2  the lines of this inscription
   3  for his lords, the family of Yzʾn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteʿAbadān
Ancient siteʿbdn
Geographical areaNiṣāb
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin and Gajda 1994: 130-131, pl. 58Robin, Christian J. and Gajda, Iwona 1994. L'inscription du Wādī ʿAbadān. Raydān, 6: 113-137.
Müller, Walter W. 2010: 55Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.