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Robin-Hijrat al-Kibs 1
Mlle Marie-Christine Danchotte
Robin 1994 a: pl. 38/2
Robin 1994 a: pl. 38/2
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 |
| Measure of letters | 6,5 (l.2) |
TEXT
1 [... ...]r (b)ny S²(b)rn (h)—
2 [... ...bʾly-hmw] ʿṯtr ʿzzm w—
3 [... ...w-b ʾmrʾ-hmw] ʾls²rḥ (ʾ)[... ...]
4 [... ...]
| 1 | The reading S²brn is confirmed by MAFRAY-Bayt ash-Shiḥṭara 1/5. (Robin 1994 a: 78). |
| 3 | "il semble que la lettre qui suit ʾls²rḥ soit un ʾ et qu'on ne puisse pas restituer ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb. D'ailleurs, la graphie suggère une date antérieure aux rois qui ont porté ce nom." (Robin 1994 a: 78) |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 29, w. 57 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hijrat al-Kibs |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Yaklaʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
ʿṯtr ʿzzm (l.2) is the main divinity of the tribe Ḏmry. (Robin 1994 a: 77-78)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1994 a: 77-78, pls. 38/2-39/1 | Robin, Christian J. 1994. Documents de l'Arabie antique III. Raydān, 6: 69-90. |