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Robin-Ḫamir 2
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 7
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.1 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bn ʿmʾ(ns¹) fqḍn bn Mlʾ(t)[. ... ...]
2 [... ...] Yṯʿʾmr w-Ydʿʾl hq[ny ʾl]—
3 [mqh Y](ḥ)mʾl ywm hwṣt-hw [... ...]
4 [... ...] Ydʿʾl [.](y)[.] (ml)[... ...]
| 4 | Robin excludes a reading such as Ydʿʾl [B]yn ml[k Sbʾ, but we cannot confirm this on the basis of the photo. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 41 , w. 46 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Khamir |
| Ancient site | Ḫmr |
| Geographical area | Rayda |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a wall of a private house at Ḫamir. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The names of the Sabaean rulers Yṯʿʾmr and Ydʿʾl indicate that the power of Sabaʾ at that time extended to this region.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 16-18, pl. 7 | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |