DASI: Digital Archive for the Study of pre-islamic arabian Inscriptions: Epigraph details

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Language	Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet	Ancient South Arabian
Script typology	Monumental writing
Writing technique	Incision
Textual typology	Construction text - fragmentary

TEXT

Apparatus

1	Emendations to Halevy's reading by CIH.
3	CIH 576 begins after the sanctuary name.

TRANSLATIONS

English
1 ʾbkrb son of Ḥywm servant of ʿms¹mʿ qwl of Mrṯdm qyn of ḏ-[... ...] (or: Ḏ[... ...]) 2 granted him the construction of his house ḏ-Yʿs¹, and ʾbkrb committed to Tʾ- 3 lb at Yhrm [... ...] the cleared ground (?) of his land in front of Yʿs and the cistern of Yʿs, which made [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support type	Stone inscription
Material	Stone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin

Modern site	Shirāʿ
Ancient site	Unknown
Geographical area	Arḥab
Country	Yemen
Archaeological context	Urban context: Private house ḏ-Yʿs¹
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