CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: pl. I
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...] w-bny-hmw bnw Gdym ʾd[m ... ...]
   2  [... ... w-hq]s²bn mqbrt-hmw Ms¹k[... ...]
   3  [... ...]-(h)mw w-b-rdʾ ʾmrʾ-hmw [... ...]
   4  [... ...](w) bʿl Ḥdṯm w-ʿṯtr S²r(q)[n ... ...] w-
   5  [... ...](w)-(n)kym w-l ʾlhb Qṣwn [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] and their sons, the banū Gdym, vassals of [... ...]
   2  [... ...] and they restored their tomb Ms¹k[... ...]
   3  [... ...] and by the help of their lords [... ...]
   4  [... ...] Master of Ḥdṯm and ʿṯtr S²rqn [... ...]
   5  [... ...] mischief and to ʾlhb Qṣwn [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositRiyāḍ, Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 30, w. 38, th. 11
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 274-275, pl. IRyckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317.
Jamme 1970 b: 121Jamme, Albert W.F. 1970. The pre-Islamic Inscriptions of the Riyâdh Museum. Oriens Antiquus, 9: 113-139.