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Gl 1368 + Gl 1383 + Gl 1384 A 342 a, b (=Gl 1368); A 357 (=Gl 1383); A 358 (=Gl 1384)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Measure of letters | 9 |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Hw(ḍ)ʿ(hm)w bn ʿmḏ(kr) bny w-ʿ—
2 s¹y Mʿrn g(w)lm
| 1 | Instead of ʿmḏʾr, as reads Solá Solé (1964: 12), the patronymic may be read ʿmḏkr according to F. Bron (personal note). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwḍʿhmw, son of ʿmḏkr, has built and pur- 2 chased Mʿrn as (his) property. |
| 2 | mʿrn is understood by Solá Solé (1964: 12) as "Grab", related to the Arabic miġār "cave" (root ġrr). |
| Solá Solé 1964: 12 | Solá 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 type | Stone piece |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Solá Solé 1964: 12 | Solá Solé, Josep M. 1964. Inschriften aus Riyām. Sammlung Eduard Glaser. 4. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 243/4). Vienna: Böhlaus. |