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RES 3954 Gl 515
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʿmʾmr bn ʾmrhmw bn Qḥm ʿs¹y w-bny rbʿ
2 qbrn Yʿd ḥwln ḏ-bynn ḏ-tḥtyn w-rbʿ mb(ḥ)—
3 r[-hw] rb[... ...] b-ʾlm[qh]
| 1 | In the Rodhokankis' transcription, at the beginning, there is b-. According to RES, the first letter "b" is superfluous and could be a divine symbol badly erased. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿmʾmr, son of ʾmrhmw, of Qḥm, acquired and built a quarter 2 of the grave Yʿd, (one quarter) of the tiers of the burial loculi, (namely) that which is the lowest one, and a quarter of its pit 3 [... ...] by ʾlmqh. |
| Beeston 1979 b: 90-91 | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1979. Studies in Sabaic Lexicography I. Raydān, 2: 89-100. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Marbaṭ ad-Dimm (South of the site, near Mārib.) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb Yʿd |
| Link to site record |