Bron 2013 b: 188, fig. 2 (above)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text
TEXT marker
1 ʿs¹mm w-ʾlḏrʾ bn Qdmʾl 2 hqny ʾlmqh ʿmʿhr 3 b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b-ḏt 4 Ḥmym w-b Ydʿʾl w-b Qdmʾl
Apparatus 1 Qdmʾl is attested in FB-Jidfir ibn Munaykhir 1 and in Moussaieff 14. It seems a proper name, perhaps the name of an ancestor used for the name of a family.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 ʿs¹mm and ʾlḏrʾ of the family Qdmʾl
2 dedicated to ʾlmqh ʿmʿhr.
3 By ʿṯtr, by ʾlmqh, by ḏt
4 Ḥmym, by Ydʿʾl and by Qdmʾl.
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Jidfir ibn Munaykhir Ancient site Khlm Geographical area Southern Jawf Country Yemen Archaeological context Religious context Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYBron 2013 b : 188-189, fig. 2Bron, François 2013. Nouvelles inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Semitica et Classica , 6: 187-194.