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DAI Ǧabal Balaq al-Qiblī 3
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 |
TEXT
1 S²yṭm bn Ys²r w-(ʾnbʿ) mwd
2 [Yk](rb)mlk (b)[ny] ʿgl[m]t(n) w-ʿ—
3 (s¹)nt(n) w-ʿ(s¹n) (ʾ)nwt (b){y}(n) ḏh[b]m
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²yṭm, of the family Ys²r and ʾnbʿ, friend of 2 Ykrbmlk, built the deviation wall and the 3 foundations and the foundation of ʾnwt (as a protection) from any flood. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Nebes 2016: 77, pl. 21/a | Nebes, Norbert 2016. Der Tatenbericht des Yaṯaʿʾamar Watar bin Yakrubmalik aus Ṣirwāḥ (Jemen). Zur Geschichte Südarabiens im frühen 1. Jahrtausend vor Christus. Mit einem archäologischen Beitrag von Iris Gerlach und Mike Schnelle. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 7). Tübingen-Berlin: Wasmuth Verlag. |