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MS al-Balad 1
al-Salami 2011: 213, fig. 35/a
al-Salami 2011: 213, fig. 35/a
al-Salami 2011: 214, fig. 35/b
al-Salami 2011: 214, fig. 35/c
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 | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Commemorative text |
TEXT
1 kn ʿs²ry Klbm bn ʾkrb w-Yhs²mr bn S²b
2 hrgy b-ʾrḍ s²ʿbn Ḏmry b-ywm kwn Klbm qdmm l-Qr—
3 wm[ ](w)-(ʿ)dw Ẓfr|
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 So Klbm, of the family ʾkrb, and Yhs²mr, of the family S²b, left a record (on this rock). 2 They gained war-trophies in the land of the tribe Ḏmry, when Klbm was leader for Qr- 3 wm and went to Ẓfr. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Balad |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jiḥāna |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Salami 2011: 64-66, fig. 35/a-c | al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |