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Shabwa Écluse 1
Pirenne 1990: 60, pl. XLVIII
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 ʾlʿḏ Ylṭ mlk
2 Ḥḍrmt bn Bn(ʾ)—
3 l s¹ḥds³ Gnʾm bn S³ʿdlt
4 Rḍwn bn S²kym—
5 m q(t)dmw
| 3 | gnʾm bn s³ʿdgt (Pirenne); our edition follows Bron. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾlʿḏ Ylṭ king of 2 Ḥaḍramawt son of Bnʾl 3 restored; Gnʾm son of S³ʿdlt, 4 Rḍwn son of S²kymm 5 directed (the construction works). |
| 3-5 | 3 a établi une clotûre depuis la .... 4 les Raḍwan, descendants de Šukaymum, 5 ont (Pirenne). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1990: 60, pl. XLVIII | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |
| Bron 1991 a: 460 | Bron, François 1991. Notes sur les inscriptions de Shabwa. Syria, 68: 459-462. |
| Robin 1992 b: 210 | Robin, Christian J. 1992. Review of Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]. Bulletin critique des Annales Islamologiques, 9: 205-213. |
| Prioletta 2006: 260, fig. 5 | Prioletta, Alessia 2006. Note di epigrafia Hadramawtica 1. L'alternanza di ṯ e s³. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 29: 249-267. |