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RES 4162 Q 131; CSAI I, 27


Pirenne 1956: pl. XXXIII/a

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

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   1  [S²hr] (Ġ)y(l)n bn ʾbs²bm ml(k) Qtbn bn—
   2  [y w-](s¹ḥ)dṯ kl ʿs²q w-mbny ṣḥftn
   3  [... ...]w-b ʾnby w-b ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²hr Ġyln, son of ʾbs²bm, king of Qatabān, built
   2  and restored all the cutting (of stones) and the construction of the city wall curtain
   3  [... ...] and by ʾnby and by ʿm ḏ-Ys¹rm.
2ṣḥft "curtain" is singular in Minaic, in Qatabanic ṣḥft "document" is attested as a singular noun.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, Va 5336+Va 7819
Support typeArchitectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jūba)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jūba
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1956: pl. XXXIII/aPirenne, 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.
Pirenne 1966: 48Pirenne, Jacqueline 1966. Contribution à l'épigraphie sud-arabiques. Semitica, 16: 73-99.
Wissmann 1968: 111-112Wissmann, 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.