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Fa 30 bis


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 18

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyLegal text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾl b-ʿly bny ʾlʿhr ʾṣrḥn ʾd—
   2  m ḏ-Ḥbb w-ʾwld-hmw bn ẓhrm ḏ-ʿmd ḏ-ml—
   3  ʾ-hw ṯty mʾt(m) blṭm ḏ-rḍym ḏ-b-hw tʿlm
   4  ʾlʿhr l-bny S²hrʿly ḏ-ʾlḏrʾ ʾhnm (ʿ)—
   5  kr yyfʿn hʾ (ẓ)hrn |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  That is with respect to the sons of ʾlʿhr, the ʾṣrḥn,
   2  vassals of the Ḥbb, and to their children, on the basis of a document of validity: the amount
   3  of it is two hundred good coins. (Document) that ʾlʿhr
   4  authenticated for the children of S²hrʿly, of ʾlḏrʾ. Whenever an objection is raised,
   5  let this document be known.
4-5see N. Nebes (1995 a) translation.
Nebes 1995 a: 232Nebes, Norbert 1995. Die Konstruktionen mit /fa-/ im Altsüdarabischen. Syntaktische und epigraphische Untersuchungen. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 40). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed under the inscription Fa 30.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 49, n. 29, fig. 18 (facsimile)Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 20-23Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.