Ryckmans, Gonzague 1951: 117, facsimile Image free from copyright
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Construction text
TEXT marker
1 Nʾdm w-bn-s¹ Ẓrmm (b)nw Dṯʾt 2 brʾw w-s¹tbʿ byt-s¹my Rbʿn w-k(l) 3 ṣrḥt-s¹ww w-ʾ(ḫṭ)b-s¹ w-krw(f)-s¹ [w-] 4 ʾmtʿ-s¹ kl<-s¹>m glm
Apparatus 1 in the facsimile we read: Nʾdmy. 3 [w-kl] (G. Ryckmans).
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 Nʾdm and his son Ẓrm of the family Dṯʾt
2 constructed and finished their house Rbʿn and all
3 its upper rooms and its lower rooms and its cisterns
4 and its conduits in all their entirety.
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEProvenance Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area wādi Ḫirr Country Yemen Found Reemployed. In modern times Archaeological context Urban context: Private house Rbʿn Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYRyckmans, Gonzague 1951 : 115-117, facsimileRyckmans, Gonzague 1951. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Neuvième série. Le Muséon , 64: 93-126.