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Biʾr Ḥimà Sab 1
Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1079, fig. 22
Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1079, fig. 22
Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1079, fig. 23
Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1080, fig. 24
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late 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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GENERAL NOTES
| According to the editors, this text appears as the continuation of Ja 1028 and the author of the inscription, Tamīm dhu-Qasmallāt, is the same writer of the epigraph Ry 507. On the historical events related to this text see Avanzini 2016: 250-253. |
TEXT
1 Tmm ḏ-
2 Qs¹mlt
3 k-qrnw b-ʿly Ḥm
4 Ngrn b-ʿm ʾqwln
5 [S²]rḥʾl ḏ-Yzʾn w-ʾgys²-
6 hmw S¹bʾ w-ʾqwln
7 Gdnm w-S¹ḫmm w-qrnw
8 b-ṯny ʿs²r
9 ʾʾlfm mqtlm
TRANSLATIONS
| French | |
1 Tamīm dhu- 2 Qasmallāt 3 quand ils prirent au-dessus de Ḥimà de 4 Najrān avec les princes 5 Sharaḥʾīl dhu-Yazʿan et leurs trou- 6 pes, Sabaʾ, et les princes 7 Gadanum et Sukhaymum, alors qu'ils avaient pris position 8 avec douze 9 mille combattants. |
| 9 | The noun mqtl (from the root qtl "to kill"), with the meaning of fighter is attested here for the first time. |
| Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1080-1083 | Robin, Christian J., al-Ghabbān, ʿAlī I. and al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2014. Inscriptions antiques de la région de Najrān (Arabie Séoudite Méridionale): nouveaux jalons pour l'histoire de l'écriture, de la langue et du calendrier arabes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2014/3: 1033-1128. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 183, w. 152, th. 76 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Biʾr Ḥimā |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Biʾr Ḥimà |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
S²rḥʾl ḏ-Yzʿn was the commander of the troops in charge to the repression of Najrān. His complete name was: S²rḥʾl Yqbl bn S²rḥbʾl Ykml ḏ-Yzʿn (cf. Robin, al- Ghabbān and Saʿīd 2014: 1081).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin, al-Ghabbān and al-Saʿīd 2014: 1078-1083, figs 22-24 | Robin, Christian J., al-Ghabbān, ʿAlī I. and al-Saʿīd, Saʿīd F. 2014. Inscriptions antiques de la région de Najrān (Arabie Séoudite Méridionale): nouveaux jalons pour l'histoire de l'écriture, de la langue et du calendrier arabes. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2014/3: 1033-1128. |
| Avanzini 2016 | Avanzini, Alessandra. By Land and by Sea. A history of South Arabia before Islam recounted from inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 10). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider. |