CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT


   1  ʾs¹d hẓlw w-zbrn ḏ-Mhrtn ʿdy nkl s³rtn Mr—
   2  ʾs²ms¹ Nṣrm Yhʾmn w-Ṣdq bny Hmdn h—
   3  ẓly w-zbrn Gddm w-ḥṣn Rnyn w-ʾls²rḥ bn Bḍ—
   4  bm w-Hwfʿṯt bn Mrn w-ʿrglm ʾqrḍ bn Yh—
   5  rm w-Whbm b(n) Brddm w-Klbm k-Ddn w-Ys²ʿʾl
   6  bn Myfʿm w-Rbbm bn ʿtlm w-Lḥyʿṯt Fṯkn |
   7  w-Zhrm bn Dwmn w-[.]s²ms¹ bn Qyḍn w-Dws¹m B—
   8  nyn w-S²rḥʾl ḏ-Rymt w-Nwdm Mʾḏnyn w-Krbʿṯ—
   9  t Yrḥb bn Ddn w-Tbʿn bn Tbʿm w-ʾws¹lt
  10  bn ʾʿyn w-ʾws¹lt bn S¹mn mqtt Nṣrm Yh—
  11  ʾmn w-Ṣdq bny Hmdn w-wzʾw hẓl—
  12  n S²rḥʾl bn Ḥrbm w-Rbs²ms¹m bn Mlḫd—
  13  m w-S¹ʿdm bn ʿmkrb w-Yzl bn Rgz—
  14  [... ...] Ys²bm bn Ṣbḥn mqtt Nṣrm Yhʾmn
  15  w-Ṣdq bny Hmdn

Apparatus
3CIH corrected hyn in hṣn.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Those who constructed the covered structure (?) and the zbrn ḏ-Mhrtn till the completion of the s³rt (?)
   2  Mrʾs²ms¹ (are the following): Nṣrm Yhʾmn and Ṣdq of the banū Hamdān
   3  constructed the covered structure (?) and erected Gddm and the citadel (?) of Rnyn and ʾls²rḥ of the banū
   4  Bḍbm w-Hwfʿṯt of the banū Mrn and ʿrglm ʾqrḍ of the banū
   5  Yhrm and Whbm of the banū Brddm and Klbm for (?) Ddn and Ys²ʿʾl
   6  of the banū Myfʿm and Rbbm of the banū ʿtlm and Lḥyʿṯt Fṯkn
   7  and Zhrm of the banū Dwmn and [.]s²ms¹ of the banū Qyḍn and Dws¹m
   8  Bnyn and S²rḥʾl ḏ-Rymt and Nwdm, the one of Mʾḏn, and Krbʿṯt
   9  Yrḥb of the banū Ddn and Tbʿn of the banū Tbʿm and ʾws¹lt
  10  of the banū ʾʿyn and ʾws¹lt of the banū S¹mn mqtt of Nṣrm
  11  Yhʾmn and Ṣdq of the banū Hamdān and continued to construct the covered structure (?)
  12  S²rḥʾl of the banū Ḥrbm and Rbs²ms¹m of the banū Mlḫdm
  13  and S¹ʿdm of the banū ʿmkrb and Yzl of the banū Rgz[... ...]
  14  and Ys²bm of the banū Ṣbḥn mqtt of Nṣrm Yhʾmn
  15  and Ṣdq of the banū Hamdān.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal Thanīn
Ancient siteṮnyn
Geographical areaRayda
CountryYemen
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