CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  S²yṭm bn Ys²r w-(ʾnbʿ) mwd
   2  [Yk](rb)mlk (b)[ny] ʿgl[m]t(n) w-ʿ—
   3  (s¹)nt(n) w-ʿ(s¹n) (ʾ)nwt (b){y}(n) ḏh[b]m

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²yṭm, of the family Ys²r and ʾnbʿ, friend of
   2  Ykrbmlk, built the deviation wall and the
   3  foundations and the foundation of ʾnwt (as a protection) from any flood.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nebes 2016: 77, pl. 21/aNebes, Norbert 2016. Der Tatenbericht des Yaṯaʿʾamar Watar bin Yakrubmalik aus Ṣirwāḥ (Jemen). Zur Geschichte Südarabiens im frühen 1. Jahrtausend vor Christus. Mit einem archäologischen Beitrag von Iris Gerlach und Mike Schnelle. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 7). Tübingen-Berlin: Wasmuth Verlag.