Ja 2834
Jamme 1976: pl. 1/2834
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 | Construction text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 w-htrḫ ḏn wṯn—
2 [n] b-ʿly wṯn nḫln Ḥr—
3 (b)tm nḫl ḏ-Nzḥtn wṯ—
4 (n) w-ʿwq-hw ḫdlw fn—
5 [w]t ts¹qyn nḫln Ġfr
6 [.]by Rnm fnwt bn ʾg[n]—
7 nn w-bn qny ʾḫḍm
| 1 | The text is probably fragmentary and there were other lines before line 1. |
| 6 | The editor integrates [r]by. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 and he traced this boundary 2 on the boundary of the palmgrove 3 Ḥrbtm, the palmgrove of the family Nzḥtn; 4 the boundary and its embankment left out (?) 5 the canal that irrigates the palmgrove Ġfr 6 [...] Rnm, the canal from the gardens 7 and from the property of ʾḫḍm. |
| 6 | Jamme: rby Rnm "which Rnm has administered. |
| Jamme 1976: 12 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Mārib (Private collection) |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1976: 11-12, pl. 1 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. |