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Maraqten (2000-2001) 82


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMinuscule writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyReceipt

TEXT

marker


   1  ḥyʾlytm ʿm-n ʾls¹ʿd ḏ-
   2  hhbt ʾglt bnt ḏ-Mʾdm b-
   3  wrḫ ḏ-Mlyt ḏ-ḫrf Tbʿkrb
   4  bn S¹mhkrb bn Ḥḏmt

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  One ḥyʾly(-coin) from ʾls¹ʿd which
   2  was handed over to ʾglt, daughter of (the clan) ḏ-Mʾdm, in
   3  the month ḏ-Mlyt of the year of (the eponym) Tbʿkrb,
   4  son of S¹mhkrb, of (the clan) Ḥḏmt.
Stein 2006 b: 186Stein, Peter 2006. The Ancient South Arabian minuscule inscriptions on wood. A new genre of pre-Islamic epigraphy. Jaarbericht van het vooraziatisch-egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", 39: 181-199.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStick
MaterialWood
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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CULTURAL NOTES

This receipt testifies the transfer of money from a man to a woman, because he probably bought some goods from her.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maraqten 2000-2001: 80-84Maraqten, Mohammed 2000-2001. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Holzstäbchen. Eine wichtige Quelle zur Erforschung der Sprache und Kultur des Antiken Jemen. Beiruter Blätter. Mitteilungen des Orient-Instituts Beirut, 8-9: 80-84.
Stein 2006 b: 186Stein, Peter 2006. The Ancient South Arabian minuscule inscriptions on wood. A new genre of pre-Islamic epigraphy. Jaarbericht van het vooraziatisch-egyptisch Genootschap "Ex Oriente Lux", 39: 181-199.