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RES 3112 CIH 640
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 ʾbm ḏ-Ḥḍrn ʿs¹y w-bny fqḥ Rymn
2 ʾṣbʿm bn ṯmny ʾṣbʿ bn [... ...]—
3 r kl ṯʿd Whbn bn [... ...]
4 mʿs¹m gwlm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbm of Ḥḍrn acquired and built half of Rymn 2 one of eight ʾṣbʿ from [... ...] 3 all the territory of Whbn son of [... ...] 4 a large amount with full ownership rights. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Unknown |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
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