RES 3675 Q 61; CSAI I, 25
Bron 1992: 107
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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 S¹mhw[tr mkrb]
2 Qtbn w-wld ʿm bny mḥf[dn ... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son of S¹mhwtr mukarrib 2 of Qatabān and of the children of ʿm built the tower [... ...] |
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: Tower |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1992: 107, photo | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |