Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Commemorative text |
English | |
1 Ḥgy ʾyhr, freedman of the qyl 2 S²rḥbʾl Ykml, when he fought 3 with his brother and his lord, 4 the qyl S²rḥʾl ḏ-Yzʾn 5 in all it has been written. |
1 | hgn is translated as a causative verb by Ryckmans. Robin translates "a prêté main fort". |
5 | Robin translates: "en tout ce qu'il a consigné". |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Link to object record |
Modern site | ʿān-Halkān |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Jabal Kawkab |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Found | In situ |
Link to site record |
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 311-312, pl. VI | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317. |
Robin 2008 a: 85-86, fig. 5 | Robin, Christian J. 2008. Joseph, dernier roi de Ḥimyar (de 522 à 525, ou une des années suivantes). Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 34: 1-125. |