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Y.90.DA 1
Gnoli and Robin 1992: 94, fig. 1
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
Gnoli and Robin 1992: 94, fig. 1
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
Gnoli and Robin 1992: 96, fig. 2
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Legal text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Y.90.DA 1 and Y.90.DA 2 are inscribed on the two faces of the same stela. |
TEXT
1 ʾ(byd)[ʿ w]-Ḏʾ[bm]
2 bn Ys³(qʾ)l [.... ḏ]-
3 Nʾ(d)[m .](my)[... ...]
4 l[....](ʾ)byd(ʿ)( w)-[Ḏʾbm m]—
5 s¹qtn (m)wym b-mʾ(t)[m .... w]-
6 ṣdq ʾbydʿ w-Ḏʾbm Ys³qʾl
7 ʿs¹y-hw b-wrḫm ḏ-Ks²bm b-rs²—
8 wt S¹mhkrb bn Yhqm s¹mʿ{|}—
9 m Yʿḏrʾl bn S¹ddm w-Ybḥ—
10 rʾl bn S²bʿt w-l Ys³qʾl
11 ʿmdm w-ʿlbm w-kl ṯmrm
| 1-6 | The reading of the text on the photograph is difficult; the editors' transcription has been adopted. |
| 3 | Nʾdm is a name of land in Y.90.DA 2, l.5. Regarding mʾtm, cfr. yʾtm in Y.90.DA 2, l.4. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Abīyada[ʿ et] Dhiʾ[bum] 2 fils de Yas³iqʾil [... ... dhū-] 3 Naʾd[um ... ...] 4 .... Abīyadaʿ et [Dhiʾbum l'ir-] 5 rigation, avec les eaux, par l'a[jout(?) ... et] 6 Abīyadaʿ et Dhiʾbum ont garanti à Yas³iqʾil 7 ses droits, au mois de dhū-Kashabum, sous la prṯ- 8 trise de Sumhukarib fils de Yuhaqīm. Témoins: 9 Yaʿadharʾil fils de Saddādum et Yabḥar- 10 ʾil fils de Shabʿat. A Yas³iqʾil 11 (appartiennent) les plantations (?), les ʿilb et la totalité des fruits. |
| Gnoli and Robin 1992: 93 | Gnoli, Gherardo and Robin, Christian J. 1992. Nouveaux documents sabéens de Barāqish. Yemen. Studi archeologici, storici e filologici sull’Arabia Meridionale, 1: 93-98. [Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente. Periodicità non determinata] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Aniconic stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Barāqish (surroundings) |
| Ancient site | Yṯl |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The inscription was found south of the village of Darb al-Ashrāf. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Y.90.DA 1 and Y.90.DA 2 are interesting legal texts related to the same topic. They establish the rights and the rules of the water management, relating to the properties of two men. Y.90.DA 1 seems to be a private record of an act that defines the rights of exploitation of the lands.
The Sabaic texts Y.90.DA 1 and Y.90.DA 2, from near Baraqish, attest the Sabaean control on this area before the Minaean settlement in the town.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gnoli and Robin 1992: 93-95, fig. 1 | Gnoli, Gherardo and Robin, Christian J. 1992. Nouveaux documents sabéens de Barāqish. Yemen. Studi archeologici, storici e filologici sull’Arabia Meridionale, 1: 93-98. [Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente. Periodicità non determinata] |