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"Robin 1998 a: fig. 9"

Text:

Translations:

1ʾnʿm ʾrym and his brothers Hwfʿm and 
2Hwfʾl banū Ṯʿlbm and Ṣwbn built, 
3constructed their support basin Tlfm, that of Ḥwkm. With the power 
4of their lord Frʿn ibn Ḏrnḥ and Hṣbḥ, and with the help and the order 
5of their father ʿmrm and his son S¹ʿdʿm banū Klʿn and Ṯʿlbm. 
6They built that within six days. In the month Qyẓ of the year three 
7hundred one. They committed the completion of the work to ʿm ḏ-Ẓwrm and to their 
8solar deities. ʾglm, the stonemason, wrote.

Chronological

Period: D
Mentioned Date: 301 Maḍḥī

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: al-Ḥāt, al-Bayḍāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Tlfm ḏt-Ḥwkm
Type of Site: Hydraulic structure

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