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RES 2650 CIH 622 a; Gl 523
Wissmann 1982: ph. 16
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| The only differences between RES 2650 and RES 2650 bis are the left extremities of the lines 2 and the dextrograde letters "n" of the latter inscription. |
TEXT
1 Yṯʿʾmr (Byn)( bn )(S¹mhʿly)( )(Yn)f mkrb S¹—
2 bʾ mḫḍ blq mʾḫḏn Ḥbbḍ mnḫy Ys¹rn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yṯʿʾmr Byn, son of S¹mhʿly Ynf, mukarrib of Sa- 2 baʾ, broke the limestone of the dam Ḥbbḍ towards Ys¹rn. |
| 2 | Robin 1988: 96-97, mʾḫḏn: prise d'eau; mnḫy: pour alimenter. |
| Robin 1988 a | Robin, Christian J. 1988. Quelques observations sur la date de construction et la chronologie de la première digue de Maʾrib, d'après les inscriptions. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 18: 95-114. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Sluice |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure : Great Mārib Dam |
| Notes | The inscription is engraved on the wall of the outlet located at the western end of the northern sluice. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Fakhry 1952: i, 69 n. 46, fig. 36 (facsimile) | Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press. |
| Pirenne 1956: pl. XVIII/a | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën. |
| Wissmann 1982: 266-267, fig. 66 (facsimile), ph. 16 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)] |