Ghul-YU 63
Hayajneh 2004 a: 126, fig. 13
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 [Hwfʿ]m Yhnʿm bn S¹mh—
2 [wtr m]krb Qtbn w-wld
3 [ʿm b]ny mḥfdn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son of S¹mh- 2 wtr mukarrib of Qatabān and of the children 3 of ʿm built the tower. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| 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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Hayajneh 2004 a: 125, fig. 13 | Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148. |