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 - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  Ḥy(w)m b(n) Yrʿ(ʾl)
   2  ʿbd Yk[rb]mlk
   3  hṯb( )[....] b-Ys¹rm
   4  w-ws¹m [... ...]m
   5  wh[y... ...]

Apparatus
3According to Nebes, the lacuna is of four letters at the most, which could have been the proper name of some restored water-management facility or either [qyf] or [mqf].

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥywm, son of Yrʿʾl,
   2  the servant of Ykrbmlk,
   3  has repaired [....] in Ys¹rm
   4  and he marked [...]
   5  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 123, w. 61 (top), th. min. 25, th. max. 30
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteJabal Kawfal
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

Ykbrmlk could be the father of Yṯʿʾmr Wtr. The text could be dated in the mid-8th century BC (Nebes 2007 b: 149).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nebes 2007 a: 147-149Nebes, Norbert 2007. Eine Fragmentarische Inschrift auf einem Stelenartigen Stein vom Ǧabal Kawfal. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 147-149.