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Gl 1328 A 302


J. M. Solá Solé
Solá Solé 1964: II/1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Measure of letters2.75
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyLegal text

TEXT

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   1  (B)ʿlkrb w-ʾbkrb bny
   2  Ḥywm ḫdrn gwlm (w)-(ʾ)[l]-
   3  tʿly w-ʾl-b-ḫdrn (b)-[ṯ]—
   4  ʿdtm

Apparatus
2The end of the line is damaged. According to Solá Solé, however, the /ʾ/ after the /w/ is still relatively visible (1964: 10).
3-4The restitution of /ṯ/ at the end of l. 3 is suggested by Solá Solé by analogy with CIH 318.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bʿlkrb and ʾbkrb, sons of
   2  Ḥywn (acquired) the tomb with full ownership rights. No
   3  revendication ! And no (claim) on the tomb regarding ir-
   4  rigation !

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Solá Solé 1964: 9-10, pl. II/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.