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Ry 497 Ry 391; Q 857; CSAI I, 61


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1951: 116, facsimile

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  s²ʿbn ʾhrbn ḥwr hgrn Ẓfr brʾw w-s¹wṯr w-s¹s²qr
   2  [m]ḥfdn Ḥḍrn bn mṯbm ṯwbw l-ʾl-s¹m ʿm ḏ-Rymtm w-ḏt
   3  [R]ḥbn b-ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b ʿm ḏ-Rymtm w-ḏt Rḥbn w-
   4  [... ...]r w-b m[r]ʾ-s¹m Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm mlk Qt[bn]
   5  [...]ḥhs¹..r[. w]-b qyl-*s¹*m Ḏrḥn Mʿḏʾ w-Ḏʾb[m Tʾ]—
   6  krb w-b (ʾ)[s²]ʿb-s¹(m) [ḏ-]Hrbt

Apparatus
4possible integration: [b-ʿm] ḏ-[S²q]r.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  (Those of the) tribe of Hrbt, inhabitants of Ẓfr, constructed and laid the foundation and completed
   2  the tower Ḥḍrn by means of the offerings they offered to their god ʿm ḏ-Rymtm and ḏt
   3  Rḥbn; by ʿm and by ʾnby and by ʿm ḏ-Rymtm and ḏt Rḥbn and
   4  [... ...]and by their lord Wrwʾl Ġyln Yhnʿm king of Qatabān
   5  [... ... ] and by their chiefs Ḏrḥn Mʿḏʾ and Ḏʾbm Tʾ-
   6  krb and by their tribes those of Hrbt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Gate
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 76, w. 36
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤinū az-Zurayr
Ancient siteHrbt
Geographical areaWādī Ḥarīb
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: City gate Tower Ḥḍrn
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CULTURAL NOTES

Members of the tribe Hrbt are living in Ẓafār. It could be a proof of the involvement of Qataban in the trade by sea. See the inscription RES 4329.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1951: 125-126, facsimileRyckmans, Gonzague 1951. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Neuvième série. Le Muséon, 64: 93-126.
Beeston 1962 a: 49-50Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1962. Epigraphic and Archaeological Gleanings from South Arabia. Oriens Antiquus, 1: 41-52.