DASI ID: ID: 2406
Robin 1987 c: pl. 11/a Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Hwfʿṯt Yhyṯʿ and his sons S²rḥbʾl and Dwmn [... ...] 2after the Abyssinians had burnt it; they built and laid the foundations [... ...] 3a six-storey building and their house Ns¹r [... ...] 4ʿṯtr S²rqn and with the help of their two gods Wgl et S¹mydʿ [... ...]
Translation Notes:
2The verb dhr is translate with "to conquer" by Jamme (1988: 59)
3"A building of six contiguous wings" (Jamme).
Chronological
Period: E
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 28.5, w. 98
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Monogram Name: S²rḥbʾl
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Monogram Name: Yhyʿ
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: King
Symbol Reference Text: Ḥimyarite symbol
Letter Measure: 4.5-5.5
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Late Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Relief
Spatial
Site: Bayt al-Ashwāl, Ibb, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Site: Ẓafār, Ibb, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ẓfr
Type of Site: Settlement
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