CSAI

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MAFRAY-al-Ğiḏma 3


Robin 1991: 188, fig. 25
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT


   1  Nbṭʿm Ygʿr bn Ḫbzn w-
   2  Ḏrft ʿfr l-S²ms¹-hw f-s²ḥt
   3  b-mhrg s¹bʿt ʾs¹dm w-nmrm

TRANSLATIONS

CSAI
English

   1  Nbṭʿm Ygʿr ibn Ḫbzn and
   2  Ḏrft stood out for his solar deity, and She noticed
   3  the killing of seven soldiers and a panther.
For the translation of the verb ʿfr, see MAFRAY-al-Miʿsāl 7. The verb s²ḥt is translated as "elle a prêté attention(?)" (Robin), "be greedy (for)" (Beeston 1988: 13), "be happy" (Nebes 1995: 195, from the root fs²ḥ).
For the various interpretations of qs¹d (Robin: "farmier"; Bron: "priest"), see Stein 2003 a: 117, fn. 535.
Robin 1991Robin, 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.
Beeston 1988Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31.
Nebes 1995 aNebes, Norbert 1995. Die Konstruktionen mit /fa-/ im Altsüdarabischen. Syntaktische und epigraphische Untersuchungen. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 40). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Stein 2003 aStein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteQāniya
Ancient siteQnʾtm
Geographical areaRadmān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1991: 188, fig. 25Robin, 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.