RES 3553 Q 39; CSAI I, 23
Pirenne 1956: pl. XXXIII/b; Bron 1992: 105-106
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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 Lḥyʿm bn ʾbʾns¹ ḏ-ʾlm w-ʿbdʾl bn Hnʾm[ ... ...]—
2 (n) tqdmw w-ḥrg w-s¹hlk ʿs²q w-mbny mḥfdn Brm [bn]
3 s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm l-mrʾ-s¹my Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn bn S²hr [b-ʿṯ]—
4 tr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm w-b ʿm ḏ-S²q[r]
5 w-b Ḥwkm w-b ḏt Ṣntm w-b ḏt Ẓhrn w-b ḏt Rḥb—
6 n [w]-b mrʾ-s¹my Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn bn S²hr mlk Qtbn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lḥyʿm, son of ʾbʾns¹, of the family ʾlm, and ʿbdʾl, son of Hnʾm, [... ...] 2 directed and supervised and realized the cutting (of stones) and the construction of the tower Brm from 3 foundation to top for their lord Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn son of S²hr; by ʿṯ- 4 tr and by ʿm and by ʾnby and by ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm and by ʿm ḏ-S²qr 5 and by Ḥwkm and by ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn and by ḏt Rḥb- 6 n and by their lord Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn son of S²hr king of Qatabān. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jūba |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls Tower Brm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1956: pl. XXXIII/b | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën. |
| Bron 1992: 105-106, photo | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |