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RES 2695 CIH 599
By kind permission of British Museum
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Legal text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlky w-ḏ- bny Frʿm Ynhb mlk ḫmry w-hn(q)ṣn w-ʾḫrn w-wh[bn]
2 [... ...](d)-hmw w-ḏ-ʾʿḏr-hmw - ʾqyl s²ʿbn w-bn w-ʿln s²ʿb-hm(w)
3 [... ... l-y]blnn - w-s²ʿb-hmw l-ʾmrʾ-hmw ʾmlkn w-l-ḏ-bn |
4 [... ... w]ld wldm w-ʿḏr ʿḏrm l-ys¹twfynn b-ḏn wtfn bnw - w-s²ʿb-
5 [hmw ... ... ʾ]mrʾy-hmw ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫy-hw Yʾzl Byn mlky w-ḏ- bny Frʿm
6 [Ynhb mlk ... ...]ntfm w-mṣdqm w-ḫmrn(m) w-nḥltm w-ḏ-gbʾnm w-kl s¹(ṭrm) [k]brm f-ʾw ṣġrm |
7 [... ...]
| 6 | wtfm (RES). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn kings of Sa]baʾ and ḏ-Rydn, sons of Frʿm Ynhb king of Sabaʾ bestowed and conceded and ordered and granted 2 [... ...] their ... and their descendants the ʾkbrw ʾqynm, chiefs of the tribe Bklm and in relation to their tribe Bklm 3 [... ...] may the ʾkbrw ʾqynm anf their tribe Bklm pay the tribute to their lords the kings and to each of the Sabaeans 4 [... ...] son for son and descendant for descendant; may be guaranteed on the basis of this concession the banū kbr ʾqynm and their tribe 5 [... ...] their lords ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn kings of Sabaʾ and ḏ-Rydn, sons of Frʿm 6 [Ynhb king of Sabaʾ ... ...] (?) and property document and donation and grant and property transfer and all the written registrations the great ones as well the little ones 7 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125133=1863,0216.1 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22.4, w. 64.7, th. 16.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The king grants lands to his vassals.