CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  ʾbm ḏ-Ḥḍrn ʿs¹y w-bny fqḥ Rymn
   2  ʾṣbʿm bn ṯmny ʾṣbʿ bn [... ...]—
   3  r kl ṯʿd Whbn bn [... ...]
   4  mʿs¹m gwlm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾbm of Ḥḍrn acquired and built half of Rymn
   2  one of eight ʾṣbʿ from [... ...]
   3  all the territory of Whbn son of [... ...]
   4  a large amount with full ownership rights.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeUnknown
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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