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.
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OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
ProvenanceModern 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.
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