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Robin-Kāniṭ 1
Robin 1982 a: ii, 20
Robin 1982 a: ii, 20
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 19
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 21/b
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 (Yṯ)fm bn ʾlʿn
2 bn Ṣbḥm mr—
3 ṯd Tʾlb bʿl
4 Ḫḍʿtn (f)[..] ḫrf
5 hf(rm)[..](bgṭt)m
6 (f)-(R)bm[ ..] ʿs²r(m) (Y)—
7 rm f-ḫrf (hftm)
| The letters m are reversed. | |
| 4-7 | The interpretation and meaning of these lines are not certain. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yṯfm son of ʾlʿn 2 ibn Ṣbḥm 3 entrusted to Tʾlb Master 4 of Ḫḍʿtn ... 5 ... |
| 3 | For mrṯd see Robin, Christian J. 1982 a, i: 91-92. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 40, w. 60 (related to rectangular panel) |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | The slab is placed on the edge of the torrent separating Ḫarāb ʿĀd from al-Qarya. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 44-45, pl. 18/a, 19, 20, 21/b | 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. |