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Ja 997 RES 4916


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyal-ʿUqla texts

TEXT

marker


   1  Rbs²ms¹ ḫyr ʾs¹dn((ʾs¹dn)) bn
   2  Ydʿʾl Byn mlk Ḥḍr—
   3  mt mtll ʿm (ʾḫ)-(s¹) Y—
   4  dʿʾb Ġyln mlk Ḥḍ—
   5  rmt (h)-s¹lqb

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rabbšams, superintendent of the soldiers, son of
   2  Yadaʿʾil Bayyin, king of Ḥaḍra-
   3  mawt, has sojourned with his brother Ya-
   4  daʿʾab Ġaylān, king of Ḥaḍra-
   5  mawt, in order to give titles.
Jamme 1963 aJamme, Albert W.F. 1963. The al-ʿUqlah Texts. (Documentation sud-arabe, 3). Washington: Catholic University of America Press.

French

   1  Rabšams, prince de ʾAsad, fils de
   2  Yadaʿʾil Bayyin, roi de Ḥaḍra-
   3  mout, a accompli le rite avec son frère Ya-
   4  daʿʾab Ġaylān, roi de Ḥaḍ-
   5  ramout, par l'incantation de noms.
Pirenne 1990Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-ʿUqla
Ancient siteʾnwdm
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1963 a: 59-60, pl. IIdJamme, Albert W.F. 1963. The al-ʿUqlah Texts. (Documentation sud-arabe, 3). Washington: Catholic University of America Press.
Pirenne 1990: 119-120, pl. LXXIXPirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]