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RES 4982 Ry 276; Fa 130


Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 56/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḥywm bn Mʿ—
   2  rd hqny ʾl—
   3  mqh wld-hw w-
   4  qny-hw b-ʿṯt—
   5  r w-b ʾlmqh

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥywm, son of Mʿ ‒
   2  rd, dedicated to ʾl ‒
   3  mqh his children and
   4  his properties. By ʿṯt ‒
   5  r and ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 60, w. 25
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteʿAmrān
Ancient siteʿmrn
Geographical areaʿAmrān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe stone inscription was reused, lying on its right side, above the front door of the house of al-Maġrabî, at 2.36m above ground level.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 99, (facsimile)Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112.
Fakhry 1952: i, 16, fig 5 (facsimile)Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Grjaznevič 1978: 26, fig. 19Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.
Robin 1982 a: 89-90, pl. 56/a, photoRobin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.