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MAFRAY-Abū Ṯawr 3
Robin 1986: 195-196, pls II/b, III/a-c
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 20.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 ʾbʾmr bn ʾbydʿ ḏ-Ṯ±[brn ... ...] ±(b)yt-hw Hrn b-gnʾ hgr±n (l)-Yṯʿ(ʾ)mr(((l)-Yṯʿ(ʾ)mr)) b-ʾlmqh± (w)-(b) Yṯʿʾmr
| 1 | The restoration of the name of the group is based on MAFRAY-Abū Ṯawr 2. The construction verb is probably to be restored in the lacuna (cf. MAFRAY-Abū Ṯawr 2). The first letter of the toponym presents the signs of a writing error (letter "m" instead of "l"). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbʾmr son of ʾbydʿ ḏ-Ṯbrn [... ...] his house Hrn on the wall of the town l-Yṯʿʾmr, by ʾlmqh and by Yṯʿʾmr. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 154+149+154+142 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥizmat Abū Thawr |
| Ancient site | Mnhytm l-yṯʿʾmr / Mnhtm / Mnytm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The town Mnhytm is referred to as "l-Yṯʿʾmr" (lit. "for Yṯʿʾmr"). This name is probably related to the mukarrib Yṯʿʾmr Wtr son of Ykrbmlk, who conquered the site from Kamna in the second half of the 8th century BC, as related in his inscription DAI-Ṣirwāḥ 2005-50 (Nebes 2011 a: 365).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1986: 189-190, pls II/b, III/a-c | Robin, Christian J. 1986. Du nouveau sur les Yazʾanides. Appendice. Les inscriptions Mafray-Abu Ṯawr 1-3. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 16: 181-197. |
| Nebes 2011 a | Nebes, Norbert 2011. Der Tatenbericht eines sabäischen Mukarribs als Widmungsinschrift. Pages 362-367 in Bernd Janowski, Daniel Schwemer and Daniel Arpagaus (eds). Grab-, Sarg-, Bau- und Votivinschriften. Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. 6. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus. |