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RES 3674+RES 3673 RES 3673; RES 3674; Ghul-YU 96


Hayajneh 2004 a: 138-140, fig.47; Wissmann 1968: fig.11

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 ± b]n S¹mhwtr m—
   2  krb Qtbn w-w±ld ʿm bny mḥfdn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [Hwfʿm Yhnʿm son] of S¹mhwtr mu-
   2  karrib of Qatabān and the children of ʿm built the tower.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
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
NotesThe two blocks on which the text is engraved have been inserted inverted in the wall.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1968: 100, facsimileWissmann, 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.
Hayajneh 2004 a: 138-140, fig. 47Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148.