Robin 1987 b: ph. 15
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 9 |
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Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Hbs¹l bn S²gb q(t)[dm]
2 mbn(y) gnʾ My[fʿt]
TRANSLATIONS
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1 Hbs¹l son of S²gb directed
2 the construction works of the city wall of Myfʿt.
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 38, w. 63 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin and provenanceModern site | Naqb al-Hajar |
Ancient site | Myfʿt |
Geographical area | Wādī Mayfaʿa |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
Notes | Originally inserted in the city-wall, found reemployed in a nearby irrigation structure. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Robin 1987 b: 20, photo 15 | Robin, Christian J. 1987. Naqab al-Hajar. Les inscriptions. Syria, 64: 17-20.
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