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Ja 541


Wissmann 1982: 168, fig. 34

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyLegal text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  Krbʾl Wtr bn Ḏmrʿly mk—
   2  rb S¹bʾ ʿs¹y Ḥṣṣm kl ms¹q—
   3  y Wtr w-Wqh w-ʾl ʾs¹ ṭbn K—
   4  rbʾl b-ḏhb-hw Ḥṣṣm w-b fn—
   5  wt-hw Wtr w-Wqh gwlm w-ʾl |
   6  tʿly w-kwn l-hḏkwt ʾln ʾ—
   7  wṯnn qf ms¹qy Wtr w-Wqh k—
   8  l hqwf b-ʾdbnn ḏ-ʾdb Brh—
   9  mw bn Ṣbḥhmw bn Gdnm l-n—
  10  ḫl-hw Mwyftn

Apparatus
2-7For the toponyms Ḥṣṣm, Wtr and Wqh see RES 3945.
8It is unsure whether ʾdbnn is a determinate dual (< nhn) or a mistake for ʾdbn.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Krbʾl Wtr, son of Ḏmrʿly, mukar‒
   2  rib of Sabaʾ, acquired Ḥṣṣm, all territory irrigated by (the water of the canals)
   3  Wtr and Wqh, and let no one claim proprietary rights to K ‒
   4  rbʾl regarding his irrigated area Ḥṣṣm and regarding
   5  his canals Wtr and Wqh; with full ownership rights and
   6  let there be no violation. And it was (erected), for the delimitation of those
   7  boundaries, the boundary stela of the territory irrigated by (the water of the canals) Wtr and Wqh.
   8  All the boundary stelae (were placed) on the two constructions, that Brhmw,
   9  son of Ṣbḥhmw of the family Gdnm, did for
  10  his palmgrove Mwyftn.
8hqwf is translated by the Beeston et alii 1982 "delimitation". Probably means the action of building stelae.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece (wṯn)
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1955 g: 271-273, pl. IJamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions des alentours de Mâreb (Yémen). Cahiers de Byrsa, 5: 265-281.
Wissmann 1982: 168-169, fig. 34(facsimile)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.)]