CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Sayed 1988: 140, fig. 3/a-b
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodE
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT


   1  qyln M—
   2  ns¹ ḏ-Ḏrnḥ
   3  ġzy ʿm m—
   4  rʾ-hw mlk
   5  | ʾbrh |
   6  Mʿdm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  The qayl M-
   2  ns¹ ḏ-Ḏrnḥ
   3  raided with
   4  his lord the king
   5  Abraha
   6  Mʿdm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
Measuresh. 25, w. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMurayghān
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaTathlith
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sayed 1988: 136, pl. 3/a-bSayed, Abdel M. 1988. Emendations to the Bir Muraygham inscription Ry 506 and a new inscription from there. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 131-143.
Müller, Walter W. 2010: 119Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.