CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Pirenne 1990: 120, fig. 31
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT


   1  Nmrm bn M—
   2  lkm s²wʿ mrʾ-s¹ |
   3  Ydʿʾb

Apparatus
1-2Mlk (Pirenne).
2-3Rb]s²(ms¹ )m[lk Ḥḍrmt] (RES).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Nmrm son of
   2  Mlkm followed his lord
   3  Ydʿʾb.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-ʿUqla
Ancient siteʾnwdm
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
NotesSouth side, rock 4.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1963 a: 61, pl. IV (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1963. The al-ʿUqlah Texts. (Documentation sud-arabe, 3). Washington: Catholic University of America Press.
Pirenne 1990: 120, fig. 31 (facsimile)Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]