Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
3 | S¹bʾ as the tribe name is hypothetical. |
English | |
1 [... ...] Ḥmln, Rdmn, Yrs¹m [... ...] 2 [... ...] their lord Whbʾl Yḥz, the king of Sabaʾ 3 [... ...] Sabaʾ (?), when they acquitted themselves in the city Wʿln 4 [... ...] the city Ṣnʿw; they testified to the autority of Tʾlb 5 [... ...] Mrṯdm and the family Grt and everyone who were on their side 6 [... ...] May He grant them the favour and the goodwill of their lords 7 [... ...] |
Deposit | Italy (Private collection) |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 30, w. 45 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Country | Yemen |
Link to site record |
Garbini 1976: 298-300, pl. 3/a | Garbini, Giovanni 1976. Iscrizioni sudarabiche. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 36/2: 293-315. |