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Robin-Maʾrib 2
Mlle Marie-Christine Danchotte
Robin 1994 a: pl. 38/1
Robin 1994 a: pl. 38/1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Raised |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Legal text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 w-ʾl s³n wṯb w-ẓbln kl ʾns¹ [... ... wṯ]—
2 bn w-ẓbln b-hw f-l ytqd[m... ...]
| 1 | ẓbln : "nous proposons la lecture ẓbln, mais ẓbgn n'est pas exclu." (Robin 1994 a: 77). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 It is not permitted to settle and to work the ground (?) to any man[... ...] 2 to settle and to work the ground (?) there, otherwise he must be presented for trial [... ...] |
| 1 | ẓbl (or ẓbg) is a hapax; Robin suggests a comparison with the ge. ṣabal "dust", but the translation "to work the ground" is obviously hypothetical. |
| Robin 1994 a: 76 | Robin, Christian J. 1994. Documents de l'Arabie antique III. Raydān, 6: 69-90. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1994 a: 76-77, pl. 38/1 | Robin, Christian J. 1994. Documents de l'Arabie antique III. Raydān, 6: 69-90. |