CIH 256
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 127, fig. 97
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Relief |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| It is doubtful whether the inscription originally came from Bayt Ġufr or from the nearby ʿIrrān, as the text records the construction of a house in the site of ʿrn. |
TEXT
1 [..]ʿ[.]t w-ʾ(l)s¹ʿd (ʾ)rym w-ʾḫ—
2 [y-h]my w-bny-hmy bny ḏ-Rglt
3 [...](ʿ) Mrml brʾw w-hwṯrn w-hs²q—
4 [rn by](t)-hm Yfʿn ḏ-b-hgrn ʿr(n) |
| 1 | [Lḥyʿṯ]t (CIH). The copy records ʾrym, while in the facsimile the first letter seems a S¹. |
| 2 | An empty space between m and y of w-bny-hmy in the RW (Rathjens and Wissmann) facsimile (Mordtmann and Mittwoch: 127), is filled with a circle (to be restored as a w) in Glaser's facsimile. It probably was an erased writing error (cf. Stein 2003 a: 135); ḏ with three horizontal traits. |
| 3 | [hw]rw (CIH); it is probable that Mrml is a toponym, corresponding to modern Marmal - near Banī Zubayr - where there was a sanctuary of Tʾlb. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and ʾls¹ʿd ʾrym and their 2 brothers and their clan, the clan of Rglt 3 [....] Mrml constructed and founded and completed 4 their house Yfʿn, the one in the town of ʿrn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayt Ghufr |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 127-128 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Stein 2003 a | Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH. |