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M 388 RES 4925; Ry 209
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Legal text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] s²ymn w-[... ...]
2 [... ... ḏ-ʾ]brhn ḏ-kbrh Zy[d ... ...]
3 [... ... ms³wd] mnʿn ʾḏn ʾdmh [... ...]
4 [... ...]r ngw wrḫ-s¹ ḏ-S³[... ...]
5 [... ... ](m)lkn k-ʾdm m(l)kn[ ... ...]
| 1 | ʿṯtr] S²ymn w-ʾ[...](ṯ) (Jamme). |
| 3 | b-ms³wd] (Jamme). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] the patron [... ...] 2 [... ...] of the month ḏ-ʾbrhn, of the kabirate of Zyd [... ...] 3 [... ...] the Great Assembly the clients (?) of the people [... ...] 4 [... ...] (he) notified during his month ḏ-S³[... ...] 5 [... ...] the king for the vassals of the king [... ...]. |
| Jamme 1955 e: 129 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions sud-arabes de la collection Ettore Rossi. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 30: 103-130. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Asmara, Library, 7 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 26.5, w. 21 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 59, facsimile | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112. |
| Jamme 1955 e: 129, facsimile | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions sud-arabes de la collection Ettore Rossi. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 30: 103-130. |