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RES 3669+Ghul al-Jūba 1 RES 3669; Ghul al-Jūba 1; Q 55; CSAI I, 24; Ghul-YU 94


Bron 1992: 108

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  Hwfʿm Yhnʿm ±bn S¹mhwtr mkr—
   2  b Qtbn w-wld ʿ±m bny mḥfdn Mrs¹

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son of S¹mhwtr mukar-
   2  rib of Qatabān and of the children of ʿm built the tower Mrs¹.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jūba)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jūba
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls Tower Mrs¹
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1968: 99-100Wissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
Bron 1992: 108, photo of Ghul al-Jūba 1Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.
Hayajneh 2004 a: 138-139, fig. 45Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148.