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Gr 67 Shibām-Suḫaym 17


Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 73

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 letters5
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...b]nw S¹ʿdnh ʾdm (ʾ)[... bnyw ... ...]
   2  [... ... byt]-hmw Yfʿm b-rdʾ [... ...]
   3  [... ...Mʿd]krb ʾs²wʿ w-bny[... ...]
   4  [... ... w-rṯdw byt-hmw Yfʿ]m Qynn ʾlh Ḫs¹ʾm b[n kl mhbʾs¹m]

Apparatus
1bnyw integration by the editors.
4b[n kl mhbʾs¹m]: integration by the editors.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... of the fa]mily S¹ʿdnh, vassals of ʾ[... built ...]
   2  [... their] house Yʿfm by the help [...]
   3  [... Mʿd]krb ʾs²wʿ and the sons [...]
   4  [... and committed their house Yʿf]m to Qynn god of Ḫs¹ʾm fr[om whoever may damage].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 28, w. 36
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bauer and Lundin 1998: 14, photo 73Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial]