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Ja 1817


Jamme 1971 b: pl. 6

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters8.5-10.5
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text

GENERAL NOTES

Ja 1816-Ja 1819 are connected to each other. ʾltbʿ ʾls²r is the author of Ja 1816, Ja 1818, Ja 1819 and is quoted in Ja 1817, 5.
Without readable photos the period is hypothetical.
ḏʾg is not listed in the Sabaic Dictionary.

TEXT

marker


   1  Mwhbʾln ʾḥs²r ḏ-Ḥ—
   2  rmn nḥl ʾfrs¹n w-
   3  S²rḥʾl ʾṣdq ḏ-ʾḥrm
   4  tqdmw w-hqs²bn l-mrʾ-h—
   5  mw ʾltbʿ ʾls²r w-ʾḫw—
   6  t-hw bnw Hṣbḥ w-Yqʾmw—
   7  t ḏʾgn b-Ylgb w-ḏʾgn ḏ-tḥt-hw
   8  Yhlgb

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  Mawhabʾilân ʾAḥs²ar, celui de [la famille] Ḥa-
   2  rmân, le préposé de la cavalerie, et
   3  Šaraḥʾil ʾAṣdiq, celui de [la famille] ʾAḥram
   4  ont entrepris et établi pour leur sei-
   5  gneur ʾIltabaʿ ʾIlšûr et ses frè-
   6  res, les descendants de Haṣbaḥ et de Yaqiʾmawt,
   7  l'abreuvoir à Yalgab et l'abreuvoir, qui [est] sous lui,
   8  Yuhalgab.
Jamme 1971 b: 82-83Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. lines 8.5-10.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-Ghunaymiyya
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaWādī Shirjān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 82-83, pl. 6Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]