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Robin-Bayt ʿIḏâqa 1 Wilson 9
Robin 1981 a: pl. IIb
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Whbm w-Lḥy[ʿ]ṯt bny ḏ-S²wqbm hwṯry w-h[... ...]
2 Hlkʾmr w-ʿmdn bny Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm ml[k S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn ... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Whbm and Lḥʿṯt of the family S²wqbm laid the fundation and [... ...] 2 Hlkʾmr and ʿmdn the two sons of Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm king [of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān ... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 40, w. 225 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayt ʿIdhāqa |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal Miswar |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The king Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm is quite probably the son of Ḏmrʿly Byn. While he and his son Hlkʾmr are well-documented in many inscriptions, this is the first attestation of ʿmdn, another son of Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1981 a: 49-51, pl. 2/b | Robin, Christian J. 1981. Documents de l'Arabie antique II. Raydān, 4: 43-65. |
| Robin 1982 a: 106, pl. 108, vol. I | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |