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Robin-az-Zāhir 1
Photographer: Alain Saint-Hilaire
Robin 1979: 7, pl. II a
Robin 1979: 7, pl. II a
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 [... ...] [bn ʾ(bk)]rb w-ḏ-Rs²d—
2 m [.]nm nqb w-hqḥ w-gyr mq—
3 ld-hw Nʿmn l-ʾywn-hw ḏt
4 Qrnn b-s¹rn (G)ḥfm b-r—
5 dʾ ʾl-hw w-mrʾ-hw ʿm ḏ
6 Rymtm bʿl ẓr Nwʿn w-b
7 [... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [...] [son of ʾbk]rb and of the family Rs²dm 2 [.]nm, dug, arranged and plastered his basin 3 Nʿmn for his vineyard ḏt-Qrnn 4 in the valley (G)ḥfm with the help 5 of his god and lord ʿm ḏ-Rymtm, 6 Lord of the rock of Nwʿn and with 7 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | az-Zāhir |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Well |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1979: 126-131, pl. II | Robin, Christian J. 1979. Documents de l’Arabie antique. Raydān, 2: 121-134. |