Wādī al-Sirr 1
Stiegner 1981 a: fig. 3
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Measure of letters | 9 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʾbrṯd ḏt Zwrm bnt bny Ṯgrm bnyt
2 w-hs²qrn mḥfdn Yfʿm w-mqbrtn Rbḫ b-rd—
3 ʾ bʿl-h ʾzbr w-bny-hw bny Zwrm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbrṯd, she of the family Zwrm, descendant of the family Ṯgrm, built 2 and completed the tower Yfʿm and the tomb Rbḫ with the help 3 of her husband ʾzbr and his sons of the family Zwrm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 34.5, w. 107 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Rātiḥ |
| Ancient site | unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Sirr |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Stiegner 1981 a: 327-330, figs 2, 3 | Stiegner, Roswitha G. 1981. Altsüdarabische Fragmente. Wādī al-Sirr (N-Jemen) 1978. Pages 325-338 in Roswitha G. Stiegner (ed.). al-Hudhud. Festschrift Maria Höfner zum 80. Geburtstag. Graz: Karl-Franzens-Universität. |