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ʿIryāb 1


Maraqten 2017: 124, fig. 8

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Ġlbm Ylhb bn Dws¹—
   2  m bn Qs³mm bny w-s¹—
   3  ʿs²q kl mbrʾ w-ʿs²q
   4  fnwt nḫl-s¹ Lhgn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ġālibun Yalhub son of Dawsum
   2  of the clan Qassāmum constructed
   3  and completed the whole irrigation work and the construction.
   4  The distributary canal for the irrigation of his palm grove Lahgān.
Maraqten 2017: 124Maraqten, Mohammed 2017. Typology of irrigation systems in ancient Yemen in the light of the epigraphic evidence. Pages 115-135 in Walid Yasin al-Tikriti and Paul Alan Yule (eds). Proceedings of water and life in Arabia. Conference 14th - 16th December, 2014. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍuraʾ
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: ʾ
NotesThe inscription was discovered in Wādī Ḍura, in ʿIryāb near Umm Marjala.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maraqten 2017: 124, fig. 9Maraqten, Mohammed 2017. Typology of irrigation systems in ancient Yemen in the light of the epigraphic evidence. Pages 115-135 in Walid Yasin al-Tikriti and Paul Alan Yule (eds). Proceedings of water and life in Arabia. Conference 14th - 16th December, 2014. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.