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MAFRAY-al-Ğiḏma 3
Robin 1991: 188, fig. 25
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Commemorative text |
TEXT
1 Nbṭʿm Ygʿr bn Ḫbzn w-
2 Ḏrft ʿfr l-S²ms¹-hw f-s²ḥt
3 b-mhrg s¹bʿt ʾs¹dm w-nmrm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Nbṭʿm Ygʿr ibn Ḫbzn and 2 Ḏrft stood out for his solar deity, and She noticed 3 the killing of seven soldiers and a panther. |
| For the translation of the verb ʿfr, see MAFRAY-al-Miʿsāl 7. The verb s²ḥt is translated as "elle a prêté attention(?)" (Robin), "be greedy (for)" (Beeston 1988: 13), "be happy" (Nebes 1995: 195, from the root fs²ḥ). | |
| For the various interpretations of qs¹d (Robin: "farmier"; Bron: "priest"), see Stein 2003 a: 117, fn. 535. |
| Robin 1991 | Robin, 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. |
| Beeston 1988 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31. |
| Nebes 1995 a | Nebes, Norbert 1995. Die Konstruktionen mit /fa-/ im Altsüdarabischen. Syntaktische und epigraphische Untersuchungen. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 40). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. |
| Stein 2003 a | Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Qāniya |
| Ancient site | Qnʾtm |
| Geographical area | Radmān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1991: 188, fig. 25 | Robin, 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. |