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Robin-al-Madîna 1 Wilson 10
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription was transcribed by R. Wilson in 1982. |
TEXT
1 [... ...ʿṯ]tr w-Hb(s¹) [... ...]
2 [... ...]Ns²ʾkrb Y[... ...]
| 2 | Ns²ʾkrb Y[... could be the name of a Sabaean king or Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn (1st century AD), or Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn Yhrḥb (3rd century AD). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Madīna |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal Miswar |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Robin 1981 a: the mention of the deity Hbs¹ (l.1) confirm that the region of the Jabal Miswar was under the control of the Sabaean confederation.
Robin 1981 a: Ns²ʾkrb Y[... ...] (l.2) could be the name of a lord or that of a king. We know two kings that have this name: Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, son of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, in the first century A.D. and Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn Yhrḥb, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn, in the third century A.D.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1981 a: 51-52 | Robin, Christian J. 1981. Documents de l'Arabie antique II. Raydān, 4: 43-65. |