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al-Saʿīd 1997 (3)
al-Saʿīd 1997: 157, pl. 3
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern 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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TEXT
1 ḥrt s²ʿbn S²—
2 ddm w-Qdm—
3 m w-Ḥfn bn
4 S¹myʿm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Camp of the tribe S²- 2 ddm and Qdm- 3 m and Ḥfn ibn S¹myʿm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal al-ʿIsh |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Birk |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Members of the tribe S²ddm left these inscriptions (al-Saʿīd 1997) when they camped in this faraway place, probably during an expedition of some Ḥimyarite king in central Arabia.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Saʿīd 1997: 129-132, pl. 3 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 1997. Nuqūš ʿarabiyya ǧanūbiyya min al-Birk (al-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya al-Saʿūdiyya). al-Dārah, 22/4: 121-161. |