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Pirenne 1990: 53-54, fig. 16 Image free from copyright

Pirenne 1990: 53-54, fig. 16 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Qylm Ylh ḏ-H[...] when directed 
2the construction ... [of the pass?] of ʿUqayba (or: "the fortress"), for his lord S¹mhrm 
3ʿlhn, mukarrib of Ḥaḍramawt, son of Y[... ...].

Translation Notes:

2"la construction de la montée de la passe pour son seigneur Sumhuram" (Pirenne 1990).

Chronological

Period: B

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: ʿUqayba, Shabwa, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Area with rock inscriptions

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