CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Solá Solé 1964: pl. IV/1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Measure of letters3.75

TEXT


   1  Kʿdn ʾ(ws¹)n w-Ḫlbn Y—
   2  ḫḍf bny Yrm Nmrn b—
   3  n Ddn [tq]dmy b-mqm T[—
   4  ʾlb] [....]b-hmy [..] nk—
   5  [... ... ]ḏn
   6  [... ...]m|

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Kʿdn ʾws¹n and Ḫlbn Y-
   2  ḫḍf, sons of Yrm Nmrn, of (the family)
   3  Ddn, were in charge by the power of T-
   4  [ʾlb …] both […]
   5  [……] this
   6  [... …]
3Ddn is interpreted by Solá Solé as a patronimic, however an interpretation as toponym ("from Ddn") is not completely discarded (1964: 16).
Solá Solé 1964: 16Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Solá Solé 1964: 15-16, pl. IV/1Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.