RES 3669+Ghul al-Jūba 1 RES 3669; Ghul al-Jūba 1; Q 55; CSAI I, 24; Ghul-YU 94
Bron 1992: 108
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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 | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 Hwfʿm Yhnʿm ±bn S¹mhwtr mkr—
2 b Qtbn w-wld ʿ±m bny mḥfdn Mrs¹
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son of S¹mhwtr mukar- 2 rib of Qatabān and of the children of ʿm built the tower Mrs¹. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jūba |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls Tower Mrs¹ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Wissmann 1968: 99-100 | Wissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten. |
| Bron 1992: 108, photo of Ghul al-Jūba 1 | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |
| Hayajneh 2004 a: 138-139, fig. 45 | Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148. |