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as-Sawdāʾ 8


R. Audouin
Avanzini 1995: pl.13/b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text

GENERAL NOTES

Audouin's photograph.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...](s¹d bn) Mʿn ʾbʿl ʾṣbʿn ʾ[h](l) ṣyr Ḥm(dn) w-wd(y) Dhs¹w w-bny M[... ... ]
   2  [... ...]bd w-ʿll ḏ-ʾhln((w-ʿll ḏ-ʾhln)) w-(k)wn k-s¹dṯtn w-ḫms¹nyhn y[... ...]

Apparatus
2The lacuna at the beginning of the line prevents from clarifying whether ʾhln refers to a toponym or we have to consider ʿll a proper name (see M 342) followed by the name of the group.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]s¹d of Maʿīn the lords of the parcels of land (?) who cultivated Ḥmdn and irrigated (?) Dhs¹w and built M[... ...]
   2  [... ...]bd and divided ḏ-ʾhln (?) and it was established for fifty-six [... ...]
Avanzini 1995: 90-91Avanzini, Alessandra 1995. As-Sawdāʾ. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 4. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avanzini 1995: 90-91, pl. 13/bAvanzini, Alessandra 1995. As-Sawdāʾ. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 4. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]