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MAFRAY-al Kaʿāb VII A


Robin 1991: 194, fig. 6

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Wtrm Yrtʿ bn Mʿhr w-ḏ-Ḫwln qy—
   2  f ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm bʿl S¹lym b-ywm s²wʿ mr—
   3  ʾ-hw Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn
   4  Krbʾl Wtr b-kn hnr b-Trḥ

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Wtrm Yrtʿ ibn Maʿāhir and ḏ-Ḫwln set up
   2  the stela of ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm, Master of S¹lym, when he did service for
   3  his lord Ḏmrʿl Ḏrḥ, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of
   4  Krbʾl Wtr, when he offered a burnt offering at Trḥ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
Dimensionsw. 175
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal al-Lawdh
Ancient siteKwrn
Geographical areaNorthern Jawf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Trḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1991: 178-179, fig. 6Robin, Christian J. 1991. ʿAmdān Bayyin Yuhaqbid, roi de Sabaʾ et de dū-Raydān. Pages 167-205 in Études sud-arabes. Recueil offert à Jacques Ryckmans. (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain, 39). Louvain-La-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste.