Ghul-YU 90
Hayajneh 2004 a: 137, fig. 41; Wissmann 1968: fig.11
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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| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [Hw]fʿm[ Yhnʿm bn S¹mhwtr mkrb Qtbn w-wld ʿm bny] mḥfd—
2 n Brm b-ʿ[ṯtr w-b ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm w-b ʾnby w-b ḏt Ṣntm] w-b-ḏt Ẓh[rn]
| 2 | in Hayajneh's transcription there is a w after the verb bny which is untenable and is perhaps due to an oversight. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son of S¹mhwtr mukarrib of Qatabān and of the children of ʿm built the tower 2 Brm, by ʿṯtr, ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm, ʾnby, ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn. |
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: Tower Brm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Wissmann 1968: 102, fig. 11 | 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. |
| Hayajneh 2004 a: 137, fig. 41 | Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148. |