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Pirenne 1990: 56-58, fig. 20, pls. XLVIIa-b Image free from copyright

Pirenne 1990: 56-58, fig. 20, pls. XLVIIa-b Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Ydʿʾl Byn son of Ydʿʾb, king of Ḥaḍramawt [... ...] the city wall of Shabwa with three towers and four curtains [... ...] 
2by ḏt Ḥs³wlm and by ḏt Ḥmym [... ...] Ṣdqḏkr, kbr of Ḥaḍramawt, by Ḥaḍramawt and by [... ...]

Chronological

Period: B2

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure
Materials: Stone
Letter Measure: 8

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Ḥaḍramitic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes

Spatial

Site: Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: S²bwt
Type of Site: Settlement

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