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Ghul Ḥūṯ 1


Bron 1992: 46

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  Ns²ʾkrb Nhfn Ygʿr b—
   2  n S²rḥm ʾymn bn-Hm—
   3  dn ʿs¹ʾ w-ʿrm w-hqs²bn
   4  mʾḫḏn Ḏhbm ms¹qt
   5  s¹r-hmw [..]ym

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ns²ʾkrb Nhfn Ygʿr son of
   2  S²rḥm ʾymn descendant of Ham-
   3  dān, dug out, excavated and built
   4  the basin Ḏhbm (for) the irrigation
   5  of their valley [..]ym.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤūth
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaḤūth
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Dam or retaining structure
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1992: 45-47 (photo)Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.