DASI ID: ID: 1497
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"By kind permission of K. Noman"
Text:
Translations:
1Ṣydm ʾbrd son of Mls²n, functionary of ḏ-Bds², 2governor of Qanaʾ wrote (this inscription) for himself (or: was written, i.e "his name was written", Ed.) at the citadel Mwyt.
Translation Notes:
1Mṣdʾ is translated as "mandataire" by G. Ryckmans following a suggestion by Rhodokanakis (see the commentary in Ry 362). Robin prefers "trésorier".
Multhoff translates the last phrase: "der Statthalter von QNʾ, wurde auf dem Hügel MWYT aufgeschrieben".
Chronological
Period: D
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Rock
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Ḥaḍramitic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: CIH 728, RES 2636, Ry 343, RES 5092
Spatial
Site: Biʾr ʿAlī, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Qnʾ
Type of Site: Settlement
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