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Robin-Kāniṭ 5
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 24
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... ḏ]t Ydm((Ydm)) (b)nt Ms²ʿrn hʿ[... ...]
2 [... ... ]w-hs²qrn s²dw-hmw ʾṯ(b)[... ...]
3 [... ... b-mqy]mt ʾbʿl-h Ydm w-Rbs²m[s¹ ... ...]
4 [... ... ](bn)y-(h) (S²k)rm w-Lḥyʿṯt[ ... ...]
| 1 | Ydm as the name of the woman's husband or as a lineage name; hʿ[s¹ʾt ... ...] (Robin). |
| 2 | s²dw: the meaning is unclear. On the basis of Semitic comparison it could mean "field", "mountain" or even designate a hydraulic installation (see Robin). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | Found near Robin-Kāniṭ 4. |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The woman who is author of this inscription invokes her ʾbʿl, a word that could indicate her lords or her husbands. In the latter case, the text would testify to the existence of the polyandry practice.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 50-52, pl. 24 | 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. |