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MQ-Nakhlān 1
Robin 2012: 364, fig.7
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 (ʾ)bs²(bm) ḏ-Hṣbḥ w-S¹rʿm Lḥy hʿs²—
2 q w-hqs²b w-hnbṭ bʾr-hw Tġl |
3 l-wyny-hw ḏy b-s¹rn b-rdʾ b—
4 n-hw Lḥyʿm ʾbs²b w-s²ms¹-
5 hmy w-ḏt Ḥmym ʿṯtr ḫl—
6 f Rdʿ w-ḏt Ḥmym ʿṯtr Yġ—
7 l b-Yḏwr Wd-ʾb
| 1 | ʾbs²bm and Lḥy are probably two parts of the same name. According to the editors, Lḥy is instead a patronymic. |
| 4 | Lḥyʿm: reading by Kh. Noman. Robin: Lḥywm. |
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 ʾbs²bm dhu-Ḥaṣbaḥ et S¹rʿm (fils de) Lḥy a 2 foré, fait de neuf et creusé son puits Taghīl 3 pour ses deux vignes qui sont dans la vallée, avec l'aide de son 4 fils Lḥywm (fils de) ʾbs²b, de leurs shams, 5 de dhat Ḥimyam la ʿithtar de la porte 6 de Radāʿ et dhat Ḥimyam la ʿithtar de Yaghīl 7 à Yḏwr - Wadd est le Père. |
| Robin 2012: 355 | Robin, Christian J. 2012. ʿṯtr au féminin en Arabie méridionale. Pages 333-366 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). New research in archaeology and epigraphy of South Arabia and its neighbors. Proceedings of the "Rencontres Sabéennes 15" held in Moscow, May 25th –27th, 2011. Moscow: The State Museum of Oriental Art. [Annexe 1: Un réexamen de CIAS (sic!) I, 206 (Ch. Robin); Annexe 2: Trois inscriptions inédites des Missions Qatabān et Haut-Yāfiʿ (Ch. Robin, M. Arbach, A. Bāṭāyaʿ, I. Gajda, Kh. al-Ḥajj, M. Sālim, J. Schiettecatte)] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 37, w. 48 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥaṣī (12 km north of Ḥaṣī) |
| Ancient site | Ḥ[ṣy] / Ḥ[ṣym] |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Well Tġl |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2012: 355, 364-365 (figs 7-10) | Robin, Christian J. 2012. ʿṯtr au féminin en Arabie méridionale. Pages 333-366 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). New research in archaeology and epigraphy of South Arabia and its neighbors. Proceedings of the "Rencontres Sabéennes 15" held in Moscow, May 25th –27th, 2011. Moscow: The State Museum of Oriental Art. [Annexe 1: Un réexamen de CIAS (sic!) I, 206 (Ch. Robin); Annexe 2: Trois inscriptions inédites des Missions Qatabān et Haut-Yāfiʿ (Ch. Robin, M. Arbach, A. Bāṭāyaʿ, I. Gajda, Kh. al-Ḥajj, M. Sālim, J. Schiettecatte)] |