Ghul Ḥūṯ 2
Bron 1992: 48
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʿlhn Nhfn bn Btʿ w-Hmdn hṯb w-hwrʿ—
2 n w-ṣyḥn mʾḫḏ-hmw Ḏhbm ms¹qt s¹r-hm—
3 w [..]ym bʿd ḏ-wḍʾ mʾḫḏn ʿs¹m ḫr—
4 yftm b-ʿṯtr w-Tʾlb Rymm w-S²ms¹-h—
5 mw bʿlt Mrḫmm w-b-nḫs¹ w-mqymt
6 s²ʿb-hmw Ḥs²dm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿlhn Nhfn, ibn Btʿ and Hamdān repaired, restored (?) 2 and levelled their basin Ḏhbm (for) the irrigation of their valley 3 [..]ym, since the basin had been damaged during 4 the years; by ʿṯtr, Tʾlb Rymm, their solar deity 5 Mistress of Mrḫmm, through the prosperity and resources 6 of their tribe Ḥs²dm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥūth |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Ḥūth |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Basin |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1992: 48-49 (photo) | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |