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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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BA CSAI I, 41


Van Beek 1952: fig.1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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  Mrṯdm w-Gwdm bnw Ḥnẓt brʾw w-
   2  s¹ḥdṯ mḥfdn Ġyln b-bḍʿ ḏ-Mbrqm l-s¹my
   3  w-l ʾwld-s¹my w-ḏ-ʾʿḏr-s¹my b-ḥs²k w-rdʾ
   4  w-tḥrg mrʾ-s¹my S²hr Ygl Yhrgb m—
   5  lk Qtbn rṯdw mḥfd-s¹my Ġyln ʿṯtr
   6  ḏ-S¹ʾll w-ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm w-ʾlh-s¹ww w-ḏt |
   7  Ḥmym ḏt ʾdhnm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mrṯdm and Gwdm, they of Ḥnẓt, constructed and
   2  restored the tower Ġyln in the area of Mbrqm for themselves
   3  and for their sons and their successors by the order and under the protection
   4  and the command of their lord S²hr Ygl Yhrgb king
   5  of Qatabān; they have committed their tower Ġyln to the protection of ʿṯtr
   6  ḏ-S¹ʾll and ʿm ḏ-Mbrqm and His gods and ḏt
   7  Ḥmym ḏt ʾdhnm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls Tower Ġyln
NotesVan Beek said that the inscribed stone was recovered in the excavations of the southern gate of Timnaʿ.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Van Beek 1952: 1, photoVan Beek, Gus W. 1952. Recovering the Ancient Civilization of Arabia. Biblical Archaeologist, 15: 2-18.