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Robin 1986: 194, pl. I Image free from copyright

Robin 1986: 194, pl. I Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1S²rḥbʾl Ykml, S²rḥʾl Yqbl, Mrṯdʾln 
2ʾḥṣn, S¹myfʿ ʾs²wʿ and their sons Lḥyʿt Yrḫm, S¹myfʿ 
3ʾs²wʿ, descendants of Lḥyʿt Yrḫm, of the clan of Yzʾn, Gdnm and Y- 
4ṣbr, ʾqwl of their tribes Rṯḥm, Ḍyftn, S¹ʾkln, Rk- 
5bn and kabwr of the tribe of S³ʿybn created terraced fields and completed their sanctuaries (their dominions) 
6[... ...] and they built his temple S²bʿn, who was in the wādī Ġln 
7[... ...] with the assistance and the help of Rḥmnn, the Master of the heaven and of the earth. In the 
8month of Qyẓn of the year five hundred ninety-six.

Chronological

Period: E
Mentioned Date: 596 Ḥimyar

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 50, w. 92
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Monogram Name: Yzʾn
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Monogram Name: Yṣbr
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Monogram Name: S²rḥbʾl
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Monogram Name: Ykml
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Monogram Name: Gdnm
Subject Level 1: Monogram
Monogram Name: Rṯḥm (?)
Subject Level 1: Monogram

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Late Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Ḥizmat Abū Thawr, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mnhytm l-yṯʿʾmr / Mnhtm / Mnytm
Type of Site: Settlement

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