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Fa 121


Ahmed Fakhry
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 66

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  ḥg-n hgbʾ w-hṯbn S¹myfʿ bn Kbr Ḫll ʾdm-h(w) ʾlw tnhḍ(w) tḥtn byt (Ḫ)ll b-Ḏbwrm ʿm-n mlk (b)ytn ḏt ts¹tmyn Nʿmm w-bt-hw Ddt w-bny-hw S²rḥm w-Ḥfn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Thus S¹myfʿ, of the family Kbr Ḫll, imposed and ordained to his vassals that are tributary to the family Ḫll in Ḏbwrm, from the domain of the house that is named Nʿmm. His daughter Ddt and his (or, her) sons S²rḥm and Ḥfn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 39, w. 157
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib (From the temple of Dār al-Beiḍa.)
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 118, n. 170 , fig. 66Fakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 72-73Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.