Ghul Ḥūṯ 1
Bron 1992: 46
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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 Ns²ʾkrb Nhfn Ygʿr b—
2 n S²rḥm ʾymn bn-Hm—
3 dn ʿs¹ʾ w-ʿrm w-hqs²bn
4 mʾḫḏn Ḏhbm ms¹qt
5 s¹r-hmw [..]ym
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb Nhfn Ygʿr son of 2 S²rḥm ʾymn descendant of Ham- 3 dān, dug out, excavated and built 4 the basin Ḏhbm (for) the irrigation 5 of their valley [..]ym. |
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: Dam or retaining structure |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1992: 45-47 (photo) | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |