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RES 3553 Q 39; CSAI I, 23


Pirenne 1956: pl. XXXIII/b; Bron 1992: 105-106

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Lḥyʿm bn ʾbʾns¹ ḏ-ʾlm w-ʿbdʾl bn Hnʾm[ ... ...]—
   2  (n) tqdmw w-ḥrg w-s¹hlk ʿs²q w-mbny mḥfdn Brm [bn]
   3  s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm l-mrʾ-s¹my Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn bn S²hr [b-ʿṯ]—
   4  tr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm w-b ʿm ḏ-S²q[r]
   5  w-b Ḥwkm w-b ḏt Ṣntm w-b ḏt Ẓhrn w-b ḏt Rḥb—
   6  n [w]-b mrʾ-s¹my Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn bn S²hr mlk Qtbn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Lḥyʿm, son of ʾbʾns¹, of the family ʾlm, and ʿbdʾl, son of Hnʾm, [... ...]
   2  directed and supervised and realized the cutting (of stones) and the construction of the tower Brm from
   3  foundation to top for their lord Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn son of S²hr; by ʿṯ-
   4  tr and by ʿm and by ʾnby and by ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm and by ʿm ḏ-S²qr
   5  and by Ḥwkm and by ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn and by ḏt Rḥb-
   6  n and by their lord Ydʿʾb Ḏbyn son of S²hr king of Qatabān.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jūba)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jūba
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls Tower Brm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1956: pl. XXXIII/bPirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Bron 1992: 105-106, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.