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Kortler 1


Müller, Walter W. 1978 b: pl. V/15

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Northern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyCommemorative text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

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   1  ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb w-ʾḫ—
   2  y-hw Yzʾl Byn mlk—
   3  y S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bny
   4  Frʿm (Yn)hb mlk S¹bʾ
   5  b-kn (s¹b)ʾy l-s¹tlm
   6  b-ʾlhn ʿdy mḥr—
   7  mn ḏ-Yġrw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother
   2  Yzʾl Byn kings
   3  of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, sons
   4  of Frʿm Ynhb king of Sabaʾ,
   5  when they made an expedition to gain security
   6  with the god to the temple
   7  ḏ-Yġrw.
According to Stein, a verb "wrote" is implied.
5-6Müller: "als sie beide gezogen kamen, um eine friedliche Vereinbarung zu treffen mit dem Gott (oder: vermittels des Gottes)".
Müller, Walter W. 1978 b: 116Müller, Walter W. 1978. Sabäische Felsinschriften von der jemenitishen Grenze zur Rubʿ al-Ḫālī. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 3: 113-136.
Stein 2003 a: 208, fn. 7Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Shuḍayf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Shuḍayf
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
NotesIn the text, the temple Yġrw is mentioned.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1978 b: 115-117, pl. V/15Müller, Walter W. 1978. Sabäische Felsinschriften von der jemenitishen Grenze zur Rubʿ al-Ḫālī. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 3: 113-136.