CIAS 95.41/b 6
CIAS: i, 205
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 3 |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Klbm ʾs²wʿ w-ḥs²kt-hw[ ... ... ... ...]—
2 rm w-Krbʿṯt w-Yḍʿ w-[... ...]—
3 qm ḏ-Ṣnʿn mʾdbt bny[ ... ... hg]—
4 bʾ w-ṯwbn byt-hmw Ṣn[ʿn ... ...]
5 ḏ-b-ḥykln Yḥs³l bʿd-n [... ...]
6 ḫms¹ (mlk )(S¹)bʾ kbtn w-[... ...]
| 1 | After ḥs²kt-hw there was surely a feminine name in lacuna. The following, are probably the names of the sons of the couple. |
| 4 | The reconstruction of the name of the house is just hypothetical. |
| 5 | The interpretation of the word ḥykln is problematic. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Klbm ʾs²wʿand his wife [... ...] 2 and Krbʿṯt and Yḍʿ and [... ...] 3 of Ṣnʿn, vassals of the family [... ...] 4 repaired and completed their house Ṣnʿn [... ...] 5 which is in [... ...] Yḥs³l after [... ...] 6 army of the king of Sabaʾ in hostilities (?) [... ...] |
| 5 | For diverging interpretations of the word ḥykln, see Beeston in CIAS: i, 204 and Jamme 1985: 248. |
| CIAS: i, 203-204 | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Jamme 1985: 248 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1985. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A203545#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 367 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 24.3, w. 34, th. 4 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 203-205 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |
| Jamme 1985: 248 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1985. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A203545#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |