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A 40-4


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMinuscule writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyLetter

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿbr Ḏrḥm ḏ-Ṣ—
   2  ḥbm ʿm-n ʾḫ-k
   3  ʿhl w-ʾt s³ḫln
   4  l Frʿn nq—
   5  t-hw ḏ-brhn ḍh—
   6  rn bʿ-l-hw w-zb—
   7  r #

Apparatus
4ḏ-b-hrn (editors); ḏ-bhrn (Stein 2010 i: 351).
5-6Ḍrḥn as a proper name (editors); ḍrḥn "(beglaubigtes) Dokument" (Stein 2010 i: 351).
6bʿl-hw (editors); b-ʿl-hw (Stein 2010 i: 351).

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  A Ḏrḥm (du clan) de Ṣ-
   2  ḥbm, de la part de ton frère
   3  ʿhl. Et toi, occupe-toi
   4  de sa chamelle Frʿn,
   5  qui est mise en gage chez Ḍh-
   6  rn, son maître (à lui). A é-
   7  crit (ceci).
3-6"Und du entledige dich gegenüber Frʿn seiner (sc. des Absenders) Kamelin, welche das Dokument zu seinen Lasten nachweist" (Stein 2010).
Ryckmans, Jacques, Müller, Walter W. and ʿAbdallāh 1994: 52Ryckmans, Jacques, Müller, Walter W. and ʿAbdallāh, Yūsuf M. 1994. Textes du Yémen antique inscrits sur bois (with an English Summary). (Publications de l'Institut orientaliste de Louvain, 43). Louvain: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste.
Stein 2010: 351Stein, Peter 2010. Die altsüdarabischen Minuskelinschriften auf Holzstäbchen aus der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek in München. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 5). Tübingen: Wasmuth.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum
Support typeStick
MaterialWood
Dimensionsh. 2.05, l. 5.35, th. 1.47
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Jacques, Müller, Walter W. and ʿAbdallāh 1994: 51-52, pl. 5/BRyckmans, Jacques, Müller, Walter W. and ʿAbdallāh, Yūsuf M. 1994. Textes du Yémen antique inscrits sur bois (with an English Summary). (Publications de l'Institut orientaliste de Louvain, 43). Louvain: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste.
Stein 2010Stein, Peter 2010. Die altsüdarabischen Minuskelinschriften auf Holzstäbchen aus der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek in München. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 5). Tübingen: Wasmuth.