MAFRAY-Ḫirbat Saʿūd 1 RES 4844
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 11 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [Krb](ʾl) Wtr bn Ḏ—
2 [mrʿl]y mkr[b S¹]—
3 (bʾ) gnʾ Hyl
| 3 | It is not sure that the last word is complete. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [Krb]ʾl Wtr son of 2 Ḏ[mrʿl]y, mukarri[b of Sa]‒ 3 baʾ, walled (the town with) Hyl. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 40, w. 79 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Saʿūd |
| Ancient site | Ktlm |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Notes | The stone is part of the N-E city walls. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980: 150-152, pl. 21/a | Robin, Christian J. and Ryckmans, Jacques 1980. Les inscriptions de al-Asâḥil, ad-Durayb et Ḫirbat Saʿûd. (Mission Archéologique Française en République Arabe du Yémen: prospection des Antiquités Préislamiques, 1980). Raydān, 3: 113-182. |