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Shabwa VI/76/81
Pirenne 1990: 133, pl. XLVa
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 - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] qdm h-mrʾ-s¹ Ydʿ[ʾl Byn ... ...]
2 [... ... gs¹]m mḥfd w-ṣḥf gn[ʾ ... ...]
3 [... ... ](b)[n]ʾ ʿmʾns¹ ḏ-Ṣdqḏkr[ ... ... ]
| 1 | The king is most probably Ydʿʾl Byn bn Ydʿʾb (Hamilton 2A+B + Shabwa S/75/128). |
| 2 | [mlk Ḥḍrmt gs¹]m (Pirenne). |
| 3 | [hgrn S²bwt ḏ-] (Pirenne). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] directed for his lord Ydʿʾl Byn [... ...] 2 [... ...] built the towers and the curtains of the wall [... ...] 3 [... ... ] constructed ʿmʾns¹ ḏ-Ṣdqḏkr [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Walls |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 32, w. 63 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1978: 133, pl. XLVI/a | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1978. Ce que trois campagnes de fouilles nous ont déjà appris sur Shabwa capitale du Ḥaḍramout antique. Raydān, 1: 125-142. |
| Pirenne 1990: 54-55, pl. XLV/a | 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] |