Ismail
By kind permission of K. Noman
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription could be of period B1. |
TEXT
1 Ḏrʾkrb bn ʾbʿly ḏ-Ġrbm
2 tqdm w-(s¹)ʿs²q krf Mbʿrm
3 ḥḍr l-S²hr Hll bn Ydʿʾb
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḏrʾkrb, son of ʾbʿly, of the family Ġrb, 2 directed and cut the basin of Mbʿrm 3 which he offered to S²hr Hll son of Ydʿʾb. |
| 3 | Müller 2005: 249 translates ḥḍr "zum Verweilen". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Ṣabir |
| Ancient site | Ṣbrm |
| Geographical area | Taʿizz |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Cistern |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The rock inscription was found near Taʿizz. An involvement of the kingdom of Qataban in the sea trade from the fourth-third century BC could be hypothesized.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ismaʿīl 2000: 166 | Ismaʿīl, Farūq 2000. Al-luġa al-yamaniyya al-qadīma. Taʿizz: Dār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya. |