RES 4982 Ry 276; Fa 130
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 56/a
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm bn Mʿ—
2 rd hqny ʾl—
3 mqh wld-hw w-
4 qny-hw b-ʿṯt—
5 r w-b ʾlmqh
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm, son of Mʿ ‒ 2 rd, dedicated to ʾl ‒ 3 mqh his children and 4 his properties. By ʿṯt ‒ 5 r and ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 60, w. 25 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | The stone inscription was reused, lying on its right side, above the front door of the house of al-Maġrabî, at 2.36m above ground level. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 99, (facsimile) | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112. |
| Fakhry 1952: i, 16, fig 5 (facsimile) | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Grjaznevič 1978: 26, fig. 19 | Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury. |
| Robin 1982 a: 89-90, pl. 56/a, photo | 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. |