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Gar nuove iscrizioni 3


Robin 1991-1993 a: fig.12

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5
Chronology
PeriodE
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḥẓyn ḏ-mḥrb mlkn
   2  w-ʾḫ-hw ʿbdʾymn w-ʾḥs²k—
   3  t-hmy brʾw byt-hmw ḏ-
   4  Ḥrmm bn mwṯr-hw ʿdy mrym-
   5  hw b-rdʾ Rḥmnn w-b-rdʾ mlk(n)

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥẓyn of the royal court,
   2  his brother ʿbdʾymn and their wives
   3  built their house Ḥḏ-
   4  ḥrmm from its foundation to its top.
   5  With the help of Rḥmnn and with the help of the king.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 47, w. 32
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteBayt al-Ashwāl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaẒafār
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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Origin
Modern siteẒafār
Ancient siteẒfr
Geographical areaẒafār
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house ḏ-Ḥrmn
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CULTURAL NOTES

See BR-Yanbuq 22 on the title ḏ-mḥrb.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1973 a: 43-45, pl. III/aGarbini, Giovanni 1973. Nuove iscrizioni sabee. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 33/1: 31-46.
Ryckmans, Jacques 1991-1993: fig. 12Ryckmans, Jacques 1991-1993 [1992]. Le rôle de la paléographie dans la datation des inscriptions. Pages 25–35 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). L'Arabie antique de Karibʾîl à Mahomet. Nouvelles données sur l'histoire des Arabes grâces aux inscriptions. (Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Mediterranée, 61). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud.
Robin 1991-1993 d: 155Robin, Christian J. 1991-1993 [1992]. Du paganisme au monothéisme. Pages 139-155 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). L'Arabie antique de Karibʾîl à Mahomet. Nouvelles données sur l'histoire des Arabes grâces aux inscriptions. (Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Mediterranée, 61). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud.
Gajda 1997: 158Gajda, 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).