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Nihm/Sidd ʿĀmir 2 MAFRAY-Sidd ʿĀmir 2; Sidd ʿĀmir 2 MAFRAY 2


Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 60, pl. 59a
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Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 60, pl. 59a
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Frantsouzoff 2016: Fasc. B, 61, pl. 59b

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters9.0
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural

TEXT

marker


   1  Tymm (Y)n—
   2  ḏy w-Ṯbr—
   3  m b(n) ʾws¹
   4  hs¹ṭ(r)w

Apparatus
4hs¹ṭ(r)w: the verb is plural, instead of dual. According to Frantsouzoff this form reflects the spoken language.

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  Taymum Yan-
   2  dhī et Thābirum
   3  fils de Aws
   4  ont mis par écrit.
Frantsouzoff 2016: 147-148Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 8. Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteSidd ʿĀmir
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaNihm
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
NotesThe inscription is placed on a rock to the left of the entrance of a canal.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2016: 147-148, pls 59/a-bFrantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2016. Nihm. Fasc. A: Les documents. Fasc. B: Les planches. With contribution by Christian J. Robin. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 8. Paris: De Boccard. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; Collège de France, Laboratoire des Études Sémitiques anciennes; Académie des sciences de Russie Institut des manuscrits orientaux]