CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...]—
   2  t ʿs³tr (w)-ḍr Qtbn w-b ḏt r(y)[... ... ... ...]—
   3  t tkym(th)n (w)-ys¹(k)br Fʾrn S¹yn ʿl[... ... s¹]—
   4  qny-s¹ Fʾrn ms³ndm (b)-(ḏ)[t ... ...]—
   5  fʿ(n) [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  ʿs³tr and the war of Qatabān, and because [... ... ]‒
   3  tkymthn (?), and S¹yn appointed Fʾrn as kabir (?) [... ...] de‒
   4  dicated to Him Fʾrn an inscription because [... ...]
3"l'édification de ce tertre (?) et Fʾrn reconnut la grandeur de S¹yn" (Robin); "... et S¹yn a nommé Fʾrn au poste du kabīr..." (Frantsouzoff).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

War against Qatabān.
S¹yn appointed the dedicant as a kabīr (?).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Breton et al. 1980: 104, pl. IIBreton, Jean-François, Badre, Leila, Audouin, Rémy and Seigne, Jacques 1980. Wādī Ḥaḍramawt. Prospections 1978-1979. Aden: Centre Culturel et de Recherches Archéologiques.