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Schm/Mārib 27


Müller, Walter W. 1987 c: pl. 36/c

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  [|ʿm]s²fq bn Qwmm (k)br Ḍr(ʿ)m mwd Ydʿʾl w-Yṯʿʾmr|
   2  |ʿs¹y w-bny mʾḫḏ-hw Yṯʿn w-kl fnwt-hw bn s²rw|
   3  |Ḍrʿm w-s¹r nḫl-hw bn ʿrm w-nḫl-hw ḏ-bʾrn|
   4  |w-ḏ ʾʿlbn gwlm l-ʾwṯn-hmy b-ʾlmq(h)[|]

Apparatus
1, 3Ḍrʿm could be a toponym.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿms²fq, son of Qwmm, kbr of Ḍrʿm, friend of Ydʿʾl and Yṯʿʾmr,
   2  made and built his reservoir Yṯʿn and all his canal from the side
   3  of Ḍrʿm and the valley of his palm grove from ʿrm and his palm grove, the one with the cistern
   4  and with the ʿilb-trees plantation, with full ownership rights to their (two) borders. By ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context
NotesThe inscription was found ca. three kilometres southwards of the dam.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1987 c: 191-194, pl. 36/cMüller, Walter W. 1987. Eine altsabäische Landeigentumsurkunde vom Wādī Aḏana. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 191-194.