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BR-Yanbuq 38


Bāfaqīh and Robin 1979 a: pl.4

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE

TEXT

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   1  Brlm ḏ-Yzʾn w-Ylġb
   2  w-Kbrn qyl s²ʿbyhn R—
   3  ṯḥm w-Ḍyftn w-Ms²rqn

Apparatus
2-3according to the editors, as Ms²rqn denotes here a tribe and not the Yemeni lowlands in opposition to the highlands (being the word also used as synonym of s¹flyt vs. ʿlyt), the term s²ʿbyhn at dual is referred to Rṯḥm and Ḍyftn, meant as one entity, and to Ms²rqn itself.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteYanbuq
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Mayfaʿa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāfaqīh and Robin 1979 a: 42-45, pl. 4Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Robin, Christian J. 1979. Inscriptions inédites de Yanbuq (Yémen démocratique). Raydān, 2: 15-76.
Gajda 1997: 80-81Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence).