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RES 3671 Q 57; Ghul-YU 91


Hayajneh 2004 a: 138, fig. 42

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  Hwfʿm Yhnʿ[m bn S¹mhwtr mkrb]
   2  [Qtbn w-wld ʿm bny] mḥfdn Ḫmrn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son of S¹mhwtr mukarrib
   2  of Qatabān and of the children of ʿm built the tower Ḫmrn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure
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: Tower Ḫmrn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hayajneh 2004 a: 137, fig. 42Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148.