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al-Saʿīd 1997 (7)
al-Saʿīd 1997: 158, pl. 7
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 Fhdm ʾs¹ʾr q—
2 dmn Ytr bn Wblm w-R—
3 ḫmt b-ḏ frʿ Qrn((Qrn))
| 3 | We are not sure whether Qrn is a name of month. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Fhdm ʾs¹ʾr the 2 leader; Ytr ibn Wblm and R- 3 ḫmt, in the first decade of Qrn. |
| According to al-Saʿīd, the text only contains proper names: Wblm is a name of tribe, Rḫmt is a name of man followed by Frʿ as a name of tribe, Qrn is considered as the name of the engraver. |
| al-Saʿīd 1997: 134 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 1997. Nuqūš ʿarabiyya ǧanūbiyya min al-Birk (al-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya al-Saʿūdiyya). al-Dārah, 22/4: 121-161. |
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 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Saʿīd 1997: 133-137, pl. 7 | al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 1997. Nuqūš ʿarabiyya ǧanūbiyya min al-Birk (al-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya al-Saʿūdiyya). al-Dārah, 22/4: 121-161. |