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MAFRAY-Hajar Ṣabāḥ 1


Robin and Dridi 2004: fig. 41

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbydʿ Yrḫm bn Krb Yhṣbn (w)-ʿmrt
   2  bn ʾbydʿ bny Qwln w-(ḏ)-ʿrw ((w-Ḏʿrw)) brʾy w-hs²qr
   3  w-qyḥn kl nkl m[ʾ](ḫḏ)-hmy Yn(ʿ)m b-rdʾ ʾlt-
   4  hmy w-b-tḥrg mrʾ-hmy Krbʾl mlk S¹—
   5  bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn w-b-ʾ(ḫ)yl s²ʿbn Mytmm

TRANSLATIONS

French

   1  Abīyadaʿ Yarkham fils de Karib Yuhaṣbin et ʿAmīrat
   2  fils d'Abīyadaʿ, banū Qawlān et dhu-ʿArū (ou Dhaʿrū), ont construit, achevé
   3  et complété tout l'ouvrage de leur barrage Yanʿim, avec l'aide de leurs
   4  dieux et avec l'autorité de leur seigneur Karibʾīl roi de Sa-
   5  baʾ et dhu-Raydān et avec les énergies de la tribu Maytamum.
Robin and Dridi 2004: 113-114Robin, Christian J. and Dridi, Hédi 2004. Deux barrages du Yémen antique. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 67-121.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Ṣabāḥ
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaRadaʿ
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure Ynʿm
NotesThe dam Ynʿm is located near the village of Hajar Ṣabāḥ.
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CULTURAL NOTES

According to the editors (Robin and Dridi 2004: 90-91, 113) the king Karibʾīl, quoted on this inscription, could be identified with Karibʾīl Watar Yuhanʿim I, king of Sabaʾ and dhū-Raydān (c. 40-70 AD) or Karibʾīl Bayān, king of Sabaʾ and dhū-Raydān (c. 85-100 AD).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin and Dridi 2004: 113-114, fig. 41Robin, Christian J. and Dridi, Hédi 2004. Deux barrages du Yémen antique. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: 67-121.