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RES 4782 Gl 621


Schmidt 1982g: 85, pl. 34c

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left

TEXT

marker


   1  w-l yhbṯn l-ʾlhn
   2  fḫḏm w-mqdmn bdltn
   3  w-rs²yn l-yṯbn b-ʿm s²ʿbn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Should he offer to the god
   2  a thigh and a shoulder, the expiatory offering,
   3  and may the priest take his place with the community.
1For a concrete meaning of bṯṯ, see Beeston 1976 a: 411.
3"Und der Priester möge mit dem Stamm eine Versammlung abhalten" (N. Nebes 1995 a).
Beeston 1976 a: 411Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1976. Notes on Old South Arabian lexicography X. Le Muséon, 89: 407-423.
Nebes 1995 a: 224, n. 244Nebes, Norbert 1995. Die Konstruktionen mit /fa-/ im Altsüdarabischen. Syntaktische und epigraphische Untersuchungen. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 40). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Column
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 325, w. 55.2
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-ʿAmāyid / ʿArsh Bilqīs
Ancient siteBrʾn
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Serjeant 1976: 31Serjeant, Robert B. 1976. South Arabian Hunt. London: Luzac.
Jamme 1985: 193-195Jamme, Albert W.F. 1985. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250301. [Privately printed]
Bron 1989: 123-126Bron, François 1989. L'inscription sabeéenne RES 4782. Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici, 6: 123-126.