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Gl 1326 A 300; Gr 187


J. M. Solá Solé
Solá Solé 1964: I/1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Measure of letters4
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT

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   1  H(lkʾ)m(r) w-Mʿ(d)rb—
   2  m w-ʿmkr(b) bnw
   3  (Br)y bn Hmdn ʾ—
   4  [.]w[.] ḫdrn (g)wlm

Apparatus
3The name Bry is not attested elsewhere. In the copy of the text the first letter seems to be a /b/; the second may be a /r/ and the /y/ is quite sure.
4The beginning of the line is dammaged. The second letter may be either a /w/ or /ʿ/.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hlkʾmr and Mʿdrb-
   2  m and ʿmkrb, sons of
   3  Bry, of the family Hmdn,
   4  […] the tomb with full ownership rights.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Solá Solé 1964: 7-8, pl. I/1Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.