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Ry 512


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: pl. VI

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  Ḥgy ʾyhr hgn qyln
   2  S²rḥbʾl Ykml k-q—
   3  rn ʿm ʾḫ-hw w-mrʾ-h—
   4  w qyln S²rḥʾl ḏ-Yzʾn
   5  b-kl ḏt-s¹ṭr |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥgy ʾyhr, freedman of the qyl
   2  S²rḥbʾl Ykml, when he fought
   3  with his brother and his lord,
   4  the qyl S²rḥʾl ḏ-Yzʾn
   5  in all it has been written.
1hgn is translated as a causative verb by Ryckmans. Robin translates "a prêté main fort".
5Robin translates: "en tout ce qu'il a consigné".

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteʿān-Halkān
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaJabal Kawkab
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 311-312, pl. VIRyckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317.
Robin 2008 a: 85-86, fig. 5Robin, Christian J. 2008. Joseph, dernier roi de Ḥimyar (de 522 à 525, ou une des années suivantes). Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 34: 1-125.