Robin-Radāʿ 1
Section A, B and C
Robin 1994 a: pl. 35/3
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Robin 1994 a: pl. 35/3
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- Section A, B and C
Robin 1994 a: pl. 35/3
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Robin 1994 a: pl. 35/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The text is divided in three sections, nominated by Robin as A, B and C. The section A (ll. 1-4) is a rectangle divided by four horizontal stripes on which is engraved the first part of the inscription. The section B (ll. 5-6) lies under the section A, after a split of the rock; it is distinguished by two stripes of unequal length, delimited on the right side by a vertical line. The section C (ll. 7-9) lies on the right side of the section B. |
TEXT
1 ḥrt S²rḥs¹y ḏ—
2 ʾġrb w-brṯ ḥyr—
3 w s²ʿbn Mḍḥym b—
4 ywm nfṣw l-ʿḏb ↓
5 hgrn Ẓfr b-qht
6 mrʾ-hmw| →
7 S²mr ml—
8 k S¹bʾ w—
9 ḏ-Rydn|
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Encampment of S²rḥs¹y, of the family 2 ʾġrb, and place where the tribe Mḍḥyn 3 camped, when they 4 marched to repair 5 the city of Ẓfr, by the order 6 of their master 7 S²mr, king of 8 Sabaʾ and 9 dhu Raydān. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Radāʿ (.) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Radāʿ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | Near al-Amsān, 7 km east from Radāʿ. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
S²mr (l.7) is probably S²mr Yhrʿs², son of Ys¹rm Yhnʿm, king of Sabaʾ and dhū-Raydān.
Robin hypothesizes that a probable reconstruction of Ẓafār, after an occupation of the Abyssinians, is quoted in the text (l. 4).
Robin hypothesizes that a probable reconstruction of Ẓafār, after an occupation of the Abyssinians, is quoted in the text (l. 4).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1994 a: 70-72, pl. 35/2-3 | Robin, Christian J. 1994. Documents de l'Arabie antique III. Raydān, 6: 69-90. |