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MAFRAY-Maḫliq 2


Robin 1991: 194, fig. 5

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6.3
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿlym Ḫbzn zʾd tq—
   2  dm nqbn Ḥys¹n w-nky—
   3  ltn l-mrʾ-hw Hwfʿm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿlym Ḫbzn financed the realization
   2  of the channel Ḥys¹n and of the construction
   3  works for his lord Hwfʿm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
Dimensionsh. 21.5, w. 42
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteQāniya
Ancient siteQnʾtm
Geographical areaRadmān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1991: 171, fig. 5Robin, 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.