DASI ID: ID: 2482
ʿAbdallāh 1979 a: pl. II Image free from copyright
Text:
Translations:
1Ḏrḥn son of ʾbḏḫr he of 2Ḫbzn and Ḏrft possessed, constructed 3and completed his grave Ṣnʿn, all its hall 4and its walls and its construction 5in order to bury in it the free men and women 6of his family Ġyln.
Chronological
Period: C (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Monumental support → Rock
Measures: h. 33, w. 41
Letter Measure: 5.5
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Marginal Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Bayt al-Aḥraq 2, CSAI II, 8
Spatial
Site: Bayt al-Aḥraq, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Grw
Type of Site: Modern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts
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