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RES 4771 RES 3436; Gl 531


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary
Royal inscriptionYes

GENERAL NOTES

Krbʾl, king of Sabaʾ and dhū-Raydān, and Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, king of Sabaʾ and dhū-Raydān, are most probably the authors of the text.

TEXT

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      [... ...]
   1  [... ...] w-ʾmyntn w-s²ʾmtn ʿm-n kl ʾlʾltn w-ʾmlkm w-ʾqwlm w-ʾs²ʿbm w-kl ʾns¹m bhṯm [w-qṭnm ... ...]
   2  [... ...]mw tʿlm Krbʾl mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn l-ʾdm-hmy bny Mwl[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] and the garantee and the purchase from all the divinities, kings, ʾqwlm, tribes and any man, great or small [... ...]
   2  [... ...] Krbʾl, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, and Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān ratified for their vassals, the banū Mwl[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Höfner 1938: 13Höfner, Maria 1938. Die Inschriften aus Glaser Tagebuch XI (Mārib). Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 45: 7-37.