Ry 544
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: 112, pl. II
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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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| Textual typology | Commemorative text - fragmentary | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn
2 Krbʾl Wtr [...] ʾʿrr Ḥr [...]ʾ[.]s²[.]
3 [... ...](ʾb)rṯ ṣyd ywm ṣyd ṣyd ʿṯtr w-Kr—
4 wm w-ywm twṯ[... ...]m [..]ʾ[....]y[....]ḥb[.]
5 m[....]m wtʾ[..] mhrg-hmw (b)-hw ʾ[....]
6 [....] ʿs²r (wṯ)[....]m w-ṯny ʾlfn ʾwʿlm w-ṣ(b)ym
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TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of 2 Krbʾl Wtr [...] the mountains of Ḥr [... ...] 3 [... ...] the expedition where he hunted, when he hunted the game-hunting of ʿṯtr and 4 Krwm, and when [... ...] 5 [... ...] their slaughter, during which [.....] 6 [....] ten [... ...] and two thousand ibexes and gazelles. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Naqīl Shijāʿ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Khawlān al-Ṭiyāl |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: 109-112, pl. II | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quinzième série. Le Muséon, 70: 97-126. |