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Gr 13
Grjaznevič 1978: fig. 13
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 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Yhqr [... ...]
2 [... ... hqn]yw s²ym-hmw [... ...]
3 [... ... ḥm]dm [b-ḏt ... ...]
4 [... ... ]yzʾn Tʾlb [... ...]
5 [ys¹t]mlʾnn b-ʿm-[hw ... ...]
6 [... ... ]grybt-hmw [... ...]
7 [... ...](w) ʾwkn w-[... ...]
8 [... ... ʾṯm]r w-ʾfq(l ṣd)[qm ... ...]
| 1-3 | The foto is illegible; Lundin's reading. |
| 2 | Possible integration suggested by Lundin: s²ym-hmw [Tʾlb Rymm] |
| According to Lundin, there was an inscribed ninth line. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] Yhqr [... ...] 2 [... ...] dedicated to their patron [... ...] 3 [... ...] in gratitude because [... ...] 4 [... ...] continue Tʾlb [... ...] 5 [... ...] they will ask from him [... ...] 6 [... ...] their lives [... ...] 7 [... ...] ʾwkn and [... ...] 8 [... ...] good crops and harvests [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 65 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Nāʿiṭ |
| Ancient site | Nʿṭm |
| Geographical area | Rayda |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Grjaznevič 1978: 21-22, fig. 13 | Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury. |