CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 66
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Textual typologyLegal text

TEXT


   1  ḥg-n hgbʾ w-hṯbn S¹myfʿ bn Kbr Ḫll ʾdm-h(w) ʾlw tnhḍ(w) tḥtn byt (Ḫ)ll b-Ḏbwrm ʿm-n mlk (b)ytn ḏt ts¹tmyn Nʿmm w-bt-hw Ddt w-bny-hw S²rḥm w-Ḥfn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Thus S¹myfʿ, of the family Kbr Ḫll, imposed and ordained to his vassals that are tributary to the family Ḫll in Ḏbwrm, from the domain of the house that is named Nʿmm. His daughter Ddt and his (or, her) sons S²rḥm and Ḥfn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 39, w. 157
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib (From the temple of Dār al-Beiḍa.)
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 118, n. 170 , fig. 66Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 72-73Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.