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Ja 2437 Q 770; CSAI I, 12
Jamme 1972: pl. 12
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 6.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 [... ...]—
2 dṯ kl mhlk w-mbny ḫ—
3 lfn ḏ-S³dw w-nmr-s¹ww
4 glm bn s²rs¹m ʿd f(r)—
5 ʿm b-tḥrgm ḥ[rg-s¹ mr]—
6 [ʾ-]s¹ S²hr [Ġyl]—
7 n mlk Q[tbn]
| 1-2 | ... bny w-s¹ḥdṯ (Jamme). |
| 5-6 | Jamme's integrations. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [ ... ... ] 2 [... ...]the whole realization and construction of the 3 gate ḏ-S³dw and of its two bastions 4 in its entirety from foundation to top 5 under the command that his 6 lord S²hr Ġyl- 7 n, king of Qatabān, commanded to him. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. (of the block) 168 , w. 63 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: City gate ḏ-S³dw |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1972: 44-45, pl. 12 (facsimile) | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1972. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe III. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250312. [Privately printed] |