RES 4329 Q 177; CSAI I, 59
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1951: pl.IV/460 bis
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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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Copy of the inscription in Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, S.E. 96. |
TEXT
1 [s²ʿ](bn )(ḏ)-(H)rbt ḥwr hgrn S³wʾ brʾw w-s¹wṯr w-s¹s²qr
2 ḏn mḥfdn Yḥḍr ḏm b-s²hd gnʾ hgr-s¹m Hrbt mmqṭm
3 bn mṯbm ṯwbw l-ʾl-s¹m ʿm ḏ-Rymtm w-ḏt Rḥbn w-ʾl—
4 hw bytn Rwyn w-b rdʾ w-tḥrg mrʾ-s¹m Wrwʾl Ġyln
5 Yhnʿm bn S²hr Ygl Yhrgb mlk Qtbn
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 The tribe of Hrbt inhabitant of the town S³wʾ constructed and laid the foundations and completed 2 this tower Yḥḍr, which lies in front of the wall of their town Hrbt, in the West part, 3 by means of the offerings they had offered to their god ʿm ḏ-Rymtn and ḏt Rḥbn and to the 4 gods of the temple Rwyn and by the grace and at the command of their lord Wrwʾl Ġyln 5 Yhnʿm son of S²hr Ygl Yhrgb king of Qatabān. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥinū az-Zurayr |
| Ancient site | Hrbt |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls Tower Yḥḍr |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Members of the tribe Hrbt are living in S³wʾ, near the Red Sea. It could be a proof of the involvement of Qataban in the trade by sea. See the inscription Ry 497.