CIH 979
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 8.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [... ... S¹mhʿl]y Ḏrḥ bn Ydʿʾl mkrb S¹bʾ [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bombay, Museum, 45 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 11, w. 60 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Notes | The text could come from Marib. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Lambert 1923: 80, § VIII | Lambert, Mayer 1923. Les inscriptions yéménites du Musée de Bombay. Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale, 20: 72–78. |
| Wissmann 1982: 78-79, fig. 9 (facsimile) | Wissmann, Hermann von 1982. Die Geschichte von Sabaʾ II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jh. v. Chr. (Sitzungsberichte der Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophischhistorische Klasse, 402). Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. [Walter W. Müller (ed.)] |