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Ry 443


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 123-124, pl. V

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyLegal text

TEXT

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   1  w-ʾl ḏ-hs¹ʾ[l] ḏ-Ṣww hwḍʾm [f](nw)tm
   2  l-ḏ ʾrkm nwyn Wmḥn ʾḫḏw ʾwṯn
   3  ḏ-Ṣww bn mbny bny b-fnwt ḏ-ʾrkm
   4  w-ʾl ḏ-bʿl-hw ḏ-ʾrkm hnm w-ʾl ḏ—
   5  f [... ...] ḏ-Ṣww [... ...]

Apparatus
1ḏ-hs¹ʾl and [s¹qy]tm (Ryckmans).
Stein reads hwḍʾm fnwtm and possibly sees the former as an infinitive with enclitic -m (Stein 2003 a: 61).
5f[... ...] (Ryckmans).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  And nobody must claim from ḏ-Ṣww the deflection of a canal
   2  in favour of ḏ-ʾrkm, (and?) the dike Wmḥn; the borders of ḏ-Ṣww
   3  must be fixed from the construction they constructed in front of ḏ-ʾrkm
   4  and nobody from ḏ-ʾrkm must in no way possess it; and nobody
   5  [... ...] ḏ-Ṣww [... ...].

French

   1  Et que nul ne revendique contre ḏ-Ṣww comme écoulement en matiére d'irrigation
   2  pour ḏ-ʾrkm, la conduite Wmḥn, que renferment les limites
   3  de ḏ-Ṣww, à partir de l'édifice qu'a construit (ce clan) dans la direction de ḏ-ʾrkm.
   4  Et que ḏ-ʾrkm n'en dispose en aucune façon. Et que nul ne ...
   5  [... ...] ḏ-Ṣww [... ...]
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 aRyckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBombay, Museum
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 123-124, pl. VRyckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124.
Stein 2003 aStein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH.