Fa 30
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 18
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Legal text |
TEXT
1 ḏkr (Ẓ)bym Fʾfʾn k-rʾ k-whby-hw w-s¹bʾn-h—
2 w w-wfyn-hw ʾs¹wʿ ḏ-Ykrb w-Yhʿn bn-Ṣrwḥ ʿb—
3 dy ʿnnn ḏ-Ḏrʾn kl bl(ṭ) b-ʿlmm w-s²nqtm ḏ-mlʾ-h s²lṯy
4 blṭm ḏ-rḍym ʿlm w-s²nqt b-hw tʿlmy ʾs¹wʿ w-Yhʿn l-
5 Ẓbym Fʾfʾn w-l yknn hʾ ʿlmn w-s²nqtn ḫ[.]ḏm w-bḏlm w-ḥqq—
6 m w-s²ṣṣm w-ḫdʿm w-ḏ-ʾl yhknn (ʿ)l-n bny ḏ-Ykrb w-bny Ṣ—
7 rwḥ w-ʾwld-hmy w-ḏ-ʾʿḏr-hmy ʾhnm ʿkr w-l yyfʿn w-
8 ḥg ʾlm w-s²ymm w-kwn ḏn wtfn b-wr(ḫ) ḏ-Nylm ḏ-ḫrf S¹—
9 mhkrb bn Wddʾl bn Ḥzfrm ḏ-Ḍmrn ṯkmtn
| 5 | ḫ[.]ḏm: G. Ryckmans (1952) restores ḫ(y)ḏm and considers it as a participle with a meaning, "prohibant", opposite to that of the following word bḏlm. |
| 9 | ṯkmtn: according to G. Ryckmans (1952) it is a lineage name. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Notification of Ẓbym Fʾfʾn: indeed ʾs¹wʿ, of Ykrb, and Yhʿn, of Ṣrwḥ, the two servants 2 of ʿnnn of Ḏrʾn, gave him and paid over to him 3 and fulfilled him all the blṭt(-coins documented) in a signed and binding document, the total of which is thirdy 4 blṭt(-coins) of good quality. Signed and binding document that ʾs¹wʿ and Yhʿn authenticated for 5 Ẓbym Fʾfʾn. And may this document and constraining document be ? and concessionary, binding, 6 effective and restraining. And no contestation will be against the families of Ykrb and of 7 Ṣrwḥ and their descendants and their descendants. May it (the document) be proclaimed and 8 according the god and the patron. And this concessionary document occurred in the month of Nylm during the first (or the last) year of 9 S¹mkhrb, son of Wddʾl, of Ḥzfrm of Ḍmrn. |
| 1 | ḏkr: "hat kundgetan" (P. Stein 2003 a). |
| 3-4 | Translation by Stein 2010 b: 303. |
| 6-7 | "und die (nun) eine (ist), die nicht (mehr) bestimmt, was zu Lasten der Banū ḏ-YKRB... ist" (M. Höfner 1976). |
| Höfner 1976: 34-37 | Höfner, Maria 1976. Inschriften aus Ṣirwāḥ, Ḫaulān. (II Teil). Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 12. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 304/5). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. |
| Stein 2003 a: 106, n. 164 | 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. |
| Stein 2010 b: 303 | Stein, Peter 2010. The monetary terminology in Ancient South Arabia in light of new epigraphic evidence. Pages 303-343 in Martin Huth and Peter G. van Alfen (eds). Coinage of the Caravan Kingdoms. Studies in Ancient Arabian Monetization. New York: American Numismatic Society / New York: Oxford: Oxbow. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Aniconic stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 123, w. 50 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣirwāḥ-Khawlān |
| Ancient site | Ṣrwḥ |
| Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 49, n. 29, fig. 18 (facsimile) | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 20-22 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press. |