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DAI Ǧabal Kawfal 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Ḥy(w)m b(n) Yrʿ(ʾl)
2 ʿbd Yk[rb]mlk
3 hṯb( )[....] b-Ys¹rm
4 w-ws¹m [... ...]m
5 wh[y... ...]
| 3 | According to Nebes, the lacuna is of four letters at the most, which could have been the proper name of some restored water-management facility or either [qyf] or [mqf]. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm, son of Yrʿʾl, 2 the servant of Ykrbmlk, 3 has repaired [....] in Ys¹rm 4 and he marked [...] 5 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 123, w. 61 (top), th. min. 25, th. max. 30 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Kawfal |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Ṣirwāḥ |
| Country | Yemen |
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CULTURAL NOTES
Ykbrmlk could be the father of Yṯʿʾmr Wtr. The text could be dated in the mid-8th century BC (Nebes 2007 b: 149).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Nebes 2007 a: 147-149 | Nebes, Norbert 2007. Eine Fragmentarische Inschrift auf einem Stelenartigen Stein vom Ǧabal Kawfal. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 147-149. |