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T.02.B/6


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodB1
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Yḥmʾl bn S¹mhrm ḏ-Ḏrʾn ʿs¹y ẓrb bny byt-hw Ḫmrn w-ʾḫṭb-hw w-
   2  ms³wd-hw w-ṣrḥty-hw w-gnʾy-hw w-nfs¹hy-hw bn s²rs¹m ʿd frʿm glm b-
   3  ḥg ʾnby w-ʾl tʿly w-rṯd-hw ʿṯtr w-ʿm w-ʾnby w-ʾmlk Qtbn l-hw w-l
   4  wld-hw w-l ḏ-ʿḏr-hw b-ʿṯtr w-b ʿm w-b ʾnby w-b ḏt Ṣntm w-b ḏt Ẓhr—
   5  n w-b S²hr Ġyln bn ʾbs²bm w-b bn-hw Bʿm mlkw Qtbn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yḥmʾl bn S¹mhrm ḏ-Ḏrʾn make, gained legal possession, built his house Ḫamrān and his "lower rooms" and
   2  his "hall" and his two "upper parts" and his two "walls" and his two "storeys" "from foundation to the top" according
   3  to ʿAnby so let there be no violation thereof. And he has committed it to the protection of ʿAthtar and ʿAm and ʿAnby and the kings of Qatabān for himself, for
   4  his children and his family. By ʿAthtar and ʿAmm and ʿAnby and ḏt Ṣntm and ḏt Ẓhr-
   5  n and S²hr Ġyln son of ʾbs²bm and his son Bʿm king of Qatabān.
Loreto 2011 a: 60-61Loreto, Romolo 2011. South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22/1: 59-96.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house byt Ḫmrn
NotesThe inscription was found in the house B/H of the market square (for its location, see Loreto 2011 a: 61, fig. 1).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Loreto 2011 a: 60-61Loreto, Romolo 2011. South Arabian inscriptions from domestic buildings from Tamnaʿ and the archaeological evidence. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22/1: 59-96.