CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin 1987 b: ph. 15
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters9
Chronology
PeriodB1. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT


   1  Hbs¹l bn S²gb q(t)[dm]
   2  mbn(y) gnʾ My[fʿt]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hbs¹l son of S²gb directed
   2  the construction works of the city wall of Myfʿt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 38, w. 63
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteNaqb al-Hajar
Ancient siteMyfʿt
Geographical areaWādī Mayfaʿa
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
NotesOriginally inserted in the city-wall, found reemployed in a nearby irrigation structure.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1987 b: 20, photo 15Robin, Christian J. 1987. Naqab al-Hajar. Les inscriptions. Syria, 64: 17-20.