DASI ID: ID: 5051
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Text:
Translations:
1Ydʿʾb Ygl son of Ḏmrʿly 2mukarrib of Qatabān and of the children of ʿm built 3and strengthened the dam of Byḥn from founda- 4tion to top and expanded Byḥn by means of its wide 5expansion and he has committed it to the protection of ʾnby.
Chronological
Period: B1
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 90, w. 162
Letter Measure: 6.9
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Qatabanic → Central Qatabanic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Concordances: CSAI I, 15
Spatial
Site: al-ʿĀdiyya, al-Bayḍāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Rḥb (?)
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Bayḥān
institution: Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: 457
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