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Gl 1327 A 301


J. M. Solá Solé
Solá Solé 1964: I/2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Measure of letters7.5 (max.); 4 (min.)
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  (ʾ)s¹d bn (ʾl)ʿz ʿs¹y ḫdr[n
   2  ... ...] mnfs¹-hw gwlm|
   3  [... ...] (kl) m(n)[fs¹ ...]

Apparatus
3The reading is very uncertain.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾs¹d, son of ʾlʿz, acquired [this] tomb
   2  [… …] his funerary monument with full ownership rights
   3  [… …] the whole funerary [monument…]
2Solá Solé 1964: 9 says that, according to M. Höfner, mnfs¹ may be translated as "Wasserverteiler" (water distributor).
Solá Solé 1964: 8-9Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.

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: 8-9, pl. I/2Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus.