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A-20-1020
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 ʾls²rḥ bn ʾndb w-Rʾbʿṯt w-ʾws¹[.. w-... ...]—
2 nn bny Ḥdṯm s²ʾm w-qny w-brl kl ʾ[... ...]—
3 n w-mqnt Rmln w-(ʾl)fn w-kl ḥrt-hmw (w)-[... ...]
4 (b)-(ḏ)hbn Ġy[... ...]t b-ʿṯtr w-ʾl(m)[qh ... ...]
| 3 | The names could indicate toponyms but also groups: Rmln is in fact attested as a name of clan settled in the surroundings of Ṣanʿāʾ (CIAS 39.11/o 6 n. 5). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾls²rḥ son of ʾndb and Rʾbʿṯt, ʾws¹[... ...]‒ 2 .. descendants of Ḥdṯm bought, purchased and acquired the whole of [... ...] 3 . and the cistern(s) (?) Rmln and ʾlfn, and all their canals [... ...] 4 in the valley of Ġy[... ...]. by ʿṯtr and ʾlmqh. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-1020 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22.5, w. 48, th. 19 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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