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al-Mazrūʿ 4
al-Mazrūʿ 2004: 123, fig. 1
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 | Raised |
| Execution technique | Casting |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
| Royal inscription | Yes |
GENERAL NOTES
| It cannot be surely established whether the king mentioned in the text is Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm bn Ḏmrʿly Byn (middle of 1st c. AD) or Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm (beginning of the 3rd c. AD), which could help us date the text. |
TEXT
1 Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm
2 mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn
3 bny [w]-(hs²qr)—
4 n byt[n] S²kʿn
| L. 1 on the upper edge, l. 2 on the lower one, l. 3 on the right edge, l. 4 on the left one. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm 2 king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān 3 constructed and completed 4 the house S²kʿn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Riyāḍ, Museum, 1838 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With figurative scene |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 8, w. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Royal palace S²kʿn |
| Notes | Provenance is unknown, and the object might also come from a region of the southern plateau. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Mazrūʿ 2004: 120, fig. 1 | al-Mazroo, Hamīd I. 2004. Naqš tʾasīsī li-l-malik al-Sabaʾī Karbʾīl Watār Yuhanʿim. al-Dārah, 30/1: 119-123. |