BaBa al-Ḥadd 13
Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 76. pl, 10/a
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 [.]mrm w-Hws³ʿm w-Hmtʿm w-Rfʾm w-Hwfʿṯt Brʾn Ḥf brʾw w-s¹qs²b byt-[h]—
2 mw Yrs³ w-ʾḫṭb-hw b-rdʾ ʾlht-s¹m w-mrʾ-hmw Whbʾl bn Mʿhr w-ḏ-Ḫwln
3 w-b-ḥg ʾnby w-ʾl tʿly
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [.]mrm, Hws³ʿm, Hmtʿm, Rfʾm and Hwfʿṯt Brʾn Ḥf built and finished their house 2 Yrs³ and its lower rooms, by the help of their gods and their lord Whbʾl he of Mʿhr and ḏ-Ḫwln, 3 according to the orders of ʾnby and let there be no violation thereof. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h.24, w. 97 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Hadīm |
| Ancient site | Hdw |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadd |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Yrs³ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 2001: 71-72, fig. 9/a | Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed 2001. Nuqūš uḫrā min al-Ḥadd. Raydān, 7: 66-76. [Arabic section] |