GSWH 1

Text Information

Siglum
GSWH 1
Transliteration
yft
Giuliano Castagna
Translation
Yft
Giuliano Castagna
Language and Script
Dhofari/Dhofari 1a

Interpretation

Commentary

Yft: A personal name attested once in Hadramitic (CSAI, RES 4065); compare with Hebrew יֶפֶת /yép̄eṯ/ Japheth. This is a small possibility that an r begins this inscription, in which case we would read {r}yft

Giuliano Castagna

Editio Princeps
OCIANA
Field Collector
Giuliano Castagna

Technique
Carved
Direction of Script
Vertical columns

  • [GSWH] Dhofari inscriptions documented at Wadi Khurut, Dhofar, Oman by G. Castagna and published on OCIANA.
Site
Wādī Khurut, Al Mahrah Governorate, Yemen
Date Found
1990
Current Location
In situ
Subject
Name only
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Updated 02 Mar, 2026 by Ahmad Al-Jallad

Cite this Site

Giuliano Castagna, 'GSWH 1,' ed. A. Al-Jallad and M.C.A. Macdonald, OCIANA, 02 Mar, 2026. https://ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions/46015. Accessed: 05 Mar, 2026.