Hudhud
Hudhud Logo
𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
ID: 8052
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931 Image free from copyright

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931 Image free from copyright

Partim Pirenne 1961: pl. IX/a Image free from copyright

Partim Pirenne 1961: pl. IX/a Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Bʿṯtr, of Wḍʾm, kbr of the whole ʾrymn, was in charge for his lord ʾls²rḥ, son of S¹mhʿly Ynf,
2of the whole planning and laying out of the vine-stocks and the Zizyphus-trees, and of the whole construction of the dam Ġyln and of the whole irrigation canal and of the sluice,
3and of the well Rwym from the ground level to the summit, the construction of stone, for the palmgroves ʾṯʾbn, Mṭrn, Mʾtmm
4ḏ-Fnwtm and S¹mṭnhn, the palmgroves of the king, the field in Wḍʾm in the valley Rmn. And built and dug out in the
5field of the palmgroves four covered cisterns and their canals from his and his levelled field (?). And was in charge for his lord, Ḏmrʿly B[..... ...]

Translation Notes:

3l-n ġyln ʿdy s²qrm: "vom Wasserlauf auf bis zur Oberkante" (P. Stein 2003 a). mʿs¹ʾ blqm: "ein Werk aus Balaḳ stein" (RES); "die Stein-arbeit in blḳ-Gestein" (M. Höfner 1936).

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 23.3, w. 98

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Maʾrib, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mryb / Mrb
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Berlin
institution: Staatliche Museen
private Collection: false
identification Number: VA 5324

Similar Epigraphs

No similar epigraphs found.