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DAI FH ʾAwām 2000-3


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

marker


   1  Ḫlkrb bn Ḏrḥʾl ʿs¹y w-bny kl ṯʿd Yṯʿk{|}—
   2  rb bn Yṯʿ bn kl qbrn ʾḥrm w-kl ḏ-wrṯ w-{|}
   3  qny Yṯʿkrb b-kl qbrn ʾḥrm w-ʾl tʿly gwlm|

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḫlkrb, son of Ḏrḥʾl, made and built the whole part belonging to Yṯʿkrb,
   2  son of Yṯʿ, of the entire tomb ʾḥrm, that is, all what Yṯʿkrb has inherited and
   3  acquired in the entire tomb ʾḥrm. And let there be no violation, with full property rights.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb ʾḥrm
NotesThe text is inscribed on the north-facade of the podium of tomb 29, in area D of the so-called ʾAwām cemetery, which extends outside the temenos wall of the temple of Maḥrām Bilqīs.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Nebes 2002 c: 161-162, fig. 2Nebes, Norbert 2002. Die 'Grabinschriften' aus dem ʾAwām-Friedhof. Vorbericht über die Kampagnen 1997 bis 2001. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 9: 161-164.