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Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 1988: 75, pl.1/a Image free from copyright

Bāfaqīh and Bāṭāyiʿ 1988: 75, pl.1/a Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Whbʾl Yḥḏ he of Mʿhr and ḏ-Ḫwln 
2and his son Ns²ʾkrb ḏ-Ḫwln dig out, constructed, and excavated their well 
3Ts¹kh. Mtʿm Mʿhr ʾḥr and Ṯwbn Mwhbm 
4Krb were in charge and completed the cutting (of the stones) of the well. By the authority of their lords 
5Whbʾl 
6and Ns²ʾkrb.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h.32 w. 105, th. 40
Letter Measure: 4 (about)

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Marginal Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: CSAI II, 1

Spatial

Site: Kharibat al-ʿĀdī, Laḥj, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown

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