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MAFRAY-Abū Ṯawr 2 CIH 368; RES 3074
Robin 1986: 197, pl. IV
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 | 18.5-19 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 ʿmʾmr bn ʾbʾmr ḏ-Ṯbrn mwd S¹mhʿly± w-Yṯʿʾmr bny byt-hw Mrdʿm b-gnʾ hgrn ±Mnhytm l-Yṯʿʾmr((Mnhytm l-Yṯʿʾmr)) b-ʾlmqh w-b ḏt [... ...]
| 1 | The end of the inscription (text after the break) had to be on a third stone block now disappeared but still in situ when seen by Habshush (cf. Hal 596 and CIH 368). Hal 596 reads Mnytm, but Robin corrects Mnhytm. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿmʾmr son of ʾbʾmr ḏ-Ṯbrn, friend of S¹mhʿly and Yṯʿʾmr, built his house Mrdʿm on the wall of the town [of Mnhytm l-Yṯʿʾmr, by ʾlmqh and ... ...]. |
| 1 | Translation also in Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 64, no.3. |
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931 | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 32, w. 350 |
| 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
According to this text and MAFRAY-Abū Ṯawr 3, the ancient name of the town of Ḥizmat Abū Ṯawr in the upper Jawf was either Mnhytm and l-Yṯʿʾmr. This second element is interesting, as it means "to Yṯʿʾmr", i.e the name of a Sabaean king, presumably the founder of the town.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1986: 188-189, pl. IV | 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. |