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Robin-al-Ġirās 1
Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 67/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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [Y](l)hb Yrḫm bn S¹rw(m) [ʾdm bn]—
2 [y] S¹ḫmm hqny s²ym-hmw T[ʾlb]
3 Rymm ʿdy Kbdm ṣlmynh(n) [b-ḏt]
4 hwfy-hw b-kl ʾmlʾ (s¹t)[mlʾ b-ʿm-h]—
5 w w-l-(ḏ)t yzʾ [... ...]
| 1 | Ylhb: integration by Robin. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ylhb Yrḫm ibn S¹rwm client of the family 2 S¹ḫymm, dedicated to their Patron Tʾlb 3 Rymm at Kbdm dethe two statues, 4 because he granted him all the favours he asked Him for, 5 and in order for Him to continue to [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym |
| Ancient site | S²bmm |
| Geographical area | Banī Ḥushaysh |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm ʿdy Kbdm |
| Notes | Origin probably from Shibām al-Ghirās too. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1982 a: ii, 109-110, pl. 67/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. |