CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960: pl. I

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ...]mn w-qmw (s²)[ʿ]bn Ġymn b-Mrqbn [.](m)[... ...]
   3  [... ...-h](m)w b-nfs¹ ġlmn ʿbd((ʿbd)) bn Ḏrḥn w-ḫṭ(ṭ)[... ...]
   4  [... ...] bnw Ḏrḥn k-bn s¹bṭ S²hrm mwt B[... ...]
   5  [... ...]-(hmw w)-(mrws³tm f)[..](l)-(hm)w ḏ-rʾyw [... ...]

Apparatus
4k-bn s¹bṭ s²hrm b[... ...] (Ryckmans).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ...]... and the tribe Ġymn erected (?) in Mrqbn .. [... ...]
   3  [... ...] their [...] for the life of the boy ʿbd (or: servant of) ibn Ḏrḥn; and delimited [... ...]
   4  [... ...] the banū Ḏrḥn, that through S²hrm's beating, B[... ...] died [... ...]
   5  [... ...] their [...] and (?) ... which they examined (?) [... ...].

French

   1  [... ...] .. et se dressa (?) la tribu de Ġymn contre Mrqbn [... ...]
   2  [... ...]... and the tribe Ġymn contre Mrqbn .. [... ...]
   3  [... ...]leur [...] pour la vie du garnement ʿbd bn Ḏrḥn. Et traça (tracèrent ?) [... ...]
   4  [... ...]bnw Ḏrḥn, lorsque, par suite d'une bastonnade en public (?) mourut [... ...]
   5  [... ...]leur [...] et commandement (?) ... qu'ils ont examiné (?) [... ...].
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dix-huitième série. Le Muséon, 73: 5-25.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Dār al-Ḍiyāfa Museum
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1960: 20-22, pl. IRyckmans, Gonzague 1960. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dix-huitième série. Le Muséon, 73: 5-25.