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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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RES 3964 Q 101; VL 12; CSAI I, 58


Bron 1992: 25

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  ʾyhr w-Ṯwbʾl Ḏrḥn brʾw by—
   2  t-s¹my Gs²mm w-ʾ(ḫ)ṭb-s¹ b-ḥg ʾ—
   3  nby

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾyhr and Ṯwbʾl Ḏrḥn constructed their
   2  house Gs²mm and its lower rooms, according to the orders of ʾ-
   3  nby.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤinū az-Zurayr
Ancient siteHrbt
Geographical areaWādī Ḥarīb
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house Gs²mm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beeston 1988: 10, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L. 1988. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes II. Raydān, 5: 5-31.
Bron 1992: 25, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.