YMN 14
ʿAbdallāh 1988 a: 153
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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 | 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Wtrm Yrtʿ bn Mʿhr w-ḏ-Ḫwln bn
2 Mʿdkrb Yhmgd w-Mḫṭrn ʾs¹ʾr qyl—
3 y Rdmn w-Ḫwln bqr w-hqs²b mʾtw—
4 n w-kl nqbt-hw w-ḥrt-hw s¹wn mḏrʾ—
5 m bn ʿbl l-ms¹qy ʾywn-hw ḏ-ʾḥddn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Wtrm Yrtʿ ibn Maʿāhir and ḏ-Ḫwln, son of 2 Mʿdkrb Yhmgd and Mḫṭrn ʾs¹ʾr, qyly 3 of Rdmn and Ḫwln, dug up and built the water conduct 4 and all its canals and its channels (or: dam?) towards the sown field 5 from ʿbl for the irrigation of his vineyards ḏ-ʾḥddn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Measures | h. 40, w. 64 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-Khalīqa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Qanīya |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Canal |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| ʿAbdallāh 1988 a: 148-155, photo | ʿAbdallāh, Yūsuf M. 1988. Milaff: mashrūʿ mudawwana al-nuqūš al-yamaniyya. Al-Iklīl, 6/2: 148-155. |