MAFRAY-ḏī-Ḥadīd 1
Robin 1991: 182, fig. 20
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7.5 (l. 1) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 M(ḫ)ṭrn ʾs¹ʾr ḏ-Ydʿʾl bn Mʿhr
2 [w-](ḏ)-Ḫwln bn Mʿdkrb Yhmgd qy—
3 lw Rdmn w-Ḫwln bqr w-brʾ w-h—
4 qḥ w-hwḥl mʾḫḏn w-mftḥ-hw w-k—
5 l mlbd w-nqbt hwt mʾḫḏn l-ʾ—
6 ywn-hmw w-ʾrḍ-hmw ḏt b-s¹rn Yf—
7 dʾb b-mlʾ ʿm [ḏ-]Mbrqm bʿl S¹l—
8 ym w-Lmmm [w-ʿtr ḏ-Nw]fn w-ḏt B—
9 ʿdn w-S²ms¹-h(m)[w ʿlyt] w-b-ḫyl w-m(n)—
10 s²ʾ s²ʿb-hw Rdmn Yhr[g](b)
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mḫṭrn ʾs¹ʾr of Ydʿʾl ibn Maʿāhir 2 and ḏ-Ḫwln, son of Mʿdkrb Yhmgd, qylw 3 of Rdmn and Ḫwln, dug up, built, completed 4 and filled with earth the control dyke, its opening and all the 5 earth filling and channels of this dyke for their 6 vineyards and their land, that in the valley of Yf- 7 dʾb, by the help of ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm, Master of S¹l- 8 ym et Lmmm, ʿtr ḏ-Nwfn, ḏt-B- 9 ʿdn and their solar deity ʿlyt, and by the power and the mobilization 10 of their tribe Rdmn Yhrgb. |
| The terms hwḥl and mlbd are translated respectively on the basis of the Ar. waḥal "bourbier, fange, boue fine, claire" and labbada "coller les parties terreuses entre elles" (Robin 1991: 181-182). | |
| The sing. feminine relative pronoun ḏt should only refer to ʾrḍ-hmw, and the latter noun is therefore at sing. as well, although having a collective meaning. |
| Robin 1991 | Robin, Christian J. 1991. ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbid, roi de Sabaʾ et de dū-Raydān. Pages 167-205 in Études sud-arabes. Recueil offert à Jacques Ryckmans. (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain, 39). Louvain-La-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Measures | h. 82, w. 63 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Qāniya |
| Ancient site | Qnʾtm |
| Geographical area | Radmān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1991: 180-182, fig. 20 | Robin, Christian J. 1991. ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbid, roi de Sabaʾ et de dū-Raydān. Pages 167-205 in Études sud-arabes. Recueil offert à Jacques Ryckmans. (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain, 39). Louvain-La-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste. |