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Ry 403
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 84-85 (facsimile)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 [.mr... ... ]wd-hw ʾmthws¹ʿn [... ...]—
2 dytn brʾw w-hqḥ byt-hmw ḏ-Ykr [... ...]—
3 tk[.]t mrʾ-hmw Rḥmnn w-b-rdʾ ʾ—
4 m(r)ʾ-hmw S²rḥbʾl ʾws¹n w-ʾ[... ... ... ...]—
5 bwd-hw bny Rʿyn w-Rḥmnn l-
6 [y]ḥywn-hmw (w)-byt-hmw ʾmn
| 1 | [ʿb]wd-hw "ses serviteurs"; at the end of the line ʾṭthws¹ʿn on the facsimile (Ryckmans). |
| 4-5 | He reads: [ʿ]bwd-hw |
| 6 | He reads yḥynn and nmn to be emended as yḥwn and ʾmn respectively. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] ... ʾmthws¹ʿn [... ...] 2 [... ...] built and completed their house ḏ-Ykr [... ...] 3 [... ...] of their Lord Rḥmnn, and with the help of 4 their lords S²rḥbʾl ʾws¹n, and [... ...] 5 [... ...] banū Rʿyn. May Rḥmnn 6 give life to them and to their house. Amen. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22.5, w. 48 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ẓafār |
| Ancient site | Ẓfr |
| Geographical area | Ẓafār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house ḏ-Ykr |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949 a: 84-85 (facsimile) | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1949. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Huitième série. Le Muséon, 62: 55-124. |