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MAFYS-Naqb al-Hajar 3


Robin 1987 b: 11, fig. 10

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB1. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  Hb(s¹)l b[n] S²gb
   2  (qt)dm [mbn]y (g)—
   3  nʾ M(y)[fʿt w-ḫ]—
   4  [l](f)-ṯ (ʾ)[bnm w-ʿ]—
   5  [ḍ](m) w-f(tl)[m]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hbs¹l son of S²gb
   2  directed the construction works of the city
   3  wall of Myfʿt and its
   4  gate, made of stone, wood
   5  and bricks.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteNaqb al-Hajar
Ancient siteMyfʿt
Geographical areaWādī Mayfaʿa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Harding 1964: 44, pl. XXXIX, 19Harding, G. Lankester 1964. Archaeology in the Aden Protectorates. London: H.M. Stationary Off.
Robin 1987 b: 20, photo 10Robin, Christian J. 1987. Naqab al-Hajar. Les inscriptions. Syria, 64: 17-20.