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Robin-al-Ḫadara 9
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 50/a
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 | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿdʾwm ʾyhr w-bn—
2 y-hw Whbʾwm w-Whbʿṯt—
3 r bnw Mʾns¹m brʾw w-h—
4 qs²bn mnẓr-hmw w-ṣyḥn gr[n]-
5 hmw Yfḍ w-rṯdw grn-hmw w-mẓl[l-h]—
6 [m]w ʿṯtr w-S¹mʿ bn nkym w-mhbʾs¹m
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S¹ʿdʾwm ʾyhr and his 2 sons Whbʾwm and Whbʿṯtr, 3 of the family Mʾns¹m constructed and 4 restored their mnẓr and their threshing floor 5 Yfḍ, and they entrusted their mẓll 6 to ʿṯtr and S¹mʿ against any mischievous person and anyone causing damage. |
| 4 | ṣyḥn: "...nom d'action de schème fʿln: comparer par exemple avec ḥdṯn dans MAFRAY-as-Šaqab 1, 8. Le sens de 'niveler' se dégage de la comparaison des contextes: voir en particulier Ja 821 A, 3 ou RES 4085, 2..."; "leur mnẓr, et le nivellement de leur aire à battre" (Robin). For mnẓr, see Robin-al-Ḫadara 4, 3. |
| 4, 5 | grn: attested in Ja 514 too. It is comparable with the Arab ǧurn, Ethiopic gwǝrn, Hebraic goren (Robin). |
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 81 | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 49, w. 65 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Khadara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Reemployed in a house, near the school of al-Ḫadara. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Madīnat al-Ziyal |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal ʿIyāl Yazīd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | : mnẓr |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 80-82, pl. 50/a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |