BA CSAI I, 41
Van Beek 1952: fig.1
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Mrṯdm w-Gwdm bnw Ḥnẓt brʾw w-
2 s¹ḥdṯ mḥfdn Ġyln b-bḍʿ ḏ-Mbrqm l-s¹my
3 w-l ʾwld-s¹my w-ḏ-ʾʿḏr-s¹my b-ḥs²k w-rdʾ
4 w-tḥrg mrʾ-s¹my S²hr Ygl Yhrgb m—
5 lk Qtbn rṯdw mḥfd-s¹my Ġyln ʿṯtr
6 ḏ-S¹ʾll w-ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm w-ʾlh-s¹ww w-ḏt |
7 Ḥmym ḏt ʾdhnm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mrṯdm and Gwdm, they of Ḥnẓt, constructed and 2 restored the tower Ġyln in the area of Mbrqm for themselves 3 and for their sons and their successors by the order and under the protection 4 and the command of their lord S²hr Ygl Yhrgb king 5 of Qatabān; they have committed their tower Ġyln to the protection of ʿṯtr 6 ḏ-S¹ʾll and ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm and His gods and ḏt 7 Ḥmym ḏt ʾdhnm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls Tower Ġyln |
| Notes | Van Beek said that the inscribed stone was recovered in the excavations of the southern gate of Timnaʿ. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Van Beek 1952: 1, photo | Van Beek, Gus W. 1952. Recovering the Ancient Civilization of Arabia. Biblical Archaeologist, 15: 2-18. |