CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960: 8
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...]b w-Hwtrʿṯt w-Yfd bnw (G)m[... ...]
   2  [... ...]hw l-byt-hmw ʿmd w-k(l) mṯrt-hw [... ...]
   3  [... ...ʿṯtr S²]rqn w-b-rdʾ Tʾlb Rymm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] and Hwtrʿṯt and Yfd banū Gm[... ...]
   2  [... ...] .. and for their house ʿmd and all its foundation (?) [... ...]
   3  [... ...] ʿṯtr S²rqn and by the help of Tʾlb Rymm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteẒafār dhī-Bīn
Ancient siteẒfr
Geographical areadhī-Bīn
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960: 7-9 (facsimile)Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dix-huitième série. Le Muséon, 73: 5-25.