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ʿUqayba 5


Pirenne 1990: 53-54, fig. 16

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  Qylm Ylh ḏ-H[... m]t qtdm
   2  mbn(y) [..]s²ʾn ʿqbthn((ʿqbthn)) h-mr(ʾ)-s¹ S¹m[h]rm |
   3  ʿlh[n ](mkr)b Ḥḍrmt bn Y[... ...]

Apparatus
Reading based on Pirenne's facsimile.
1Pirenne reads Ylhb.
2The reading mbny is based on Ingrams' copy, accepted also by Pirenne; the editors integrate [mn]ns²ʾn.
ʿqbthn is probably the modern toponym of ʿUqayba, although it could also be the singular of ʿqb (cf. RES 2687/2, 3).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Qylm Ylh ḏ-H[...] when directed
   2  the construction ... [of the pass?] of ʿUqayba (or: "the fortress"), for his lord S¹mhrm
   3  ʿlhn, mukarrib of Ḥaḍramawt, son of Y[... ...].
2"la construction de la montée de la passe pour son seigneur Sumhuram" (Pirenne 1990).
Pirenne 1990Pirenne, 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]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteʿUqayba
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Philby 1945: 122-133, pl. XIPhilby, Harry St John B. 1945. Three new inscriptions from Hadhramawt. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: 122-133.
Pirenne 1990: 53-54, figs 16-17 (facsimile)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]