MAFRAY-al-Maktūba 1
Robin 1991: 173-174, fig. 11-12
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 13 (l.1) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Wtrm Yrtʿ w-Lḥyʿt Bryn bnw Mʿhr w-ḏ-Ḫwln qylw
2 Rdmn w-Ḫwln brʾw w-nqb w-ʿs²q kl ḥrt w-nqbt w-
3 ʿs²qt yʿlwn ʾmwh (ṣ)yḥn ḏ-Lfgn l-s¹r-hmw S¹r—
4 ʿm b-rdʾ ʿtr (S²)[r](q)n[ w-]ʿ[m ḏ-Mbrqm w-ʿ]m ḏ-Dwnm w-ʾ—
5 m ʾltm w-ḏt Bʿd(n) w-ḏt Ẓhrn w-S²ms¹-hmw ʿlyt w-b
6 rdʾ mr[ʾ]-hmw ʿmdn Byn Yhqbḍ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Wtrm Yrtʿ and Lḥyʿt Bryn, banū Maʿāhir and ḏ-Ḫwln, qylw 2 of Rdmn and Ḫwln built, excavated and dug the whole dam, the channels and 3 the digging which bring up the waters of the torrent ḏ-Lfgn for their valley S¹r- 4 ʿm; by the help of ʿtr S²rqn, ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm, ʿm ḏ-Dwnm, ʾm 5 ʾlm, ḏt Bʿdn, ḏt Ẓhrn and their solar deity ʿlyt, and by the 6 help of their lord ʿmdn Byn Yhqbḍ, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān. |
| Beeston et al.(146) attests the use of the verb ṣyḥ, translated with "lay out plantations". On the verb yʿlwn see the note in MAFRAY-ḏī-Ḥadīd 2. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Measures | h. 82, w. 176 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Miʿsāl |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1991: 173-174, figs 11-12 | Robin, Christian J. 1991. ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbid, roi de Sabaʾ et de dū-Raydān. Pages 167-205 in Études sud-arabes. Recueil offert à Jacques Ryckmans. (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain, 39). Louvain-La-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste. |