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Ja 2362 Q 696; CSAI I, 10


Bron 1992: 23

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB1
Textual typologyConstruction text
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn bn S²hr mk—
   2  rb Qtbn bny mwdyn By—
   3  ḥn bn s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm w-
   4  ṣll-hw ṯny ṣllmyw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn son of S²hr mukar-
   2  rib of Qatabān built the canal By-
   3  ḥn from foundation to top and
   4  paved it with two pavements.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 18, w. 44
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Canal Byḥn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1972: 31, pl. 4 (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1972. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe III. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250312. [Privately printed]
Bron 1992: 23, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.