CIH 960
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.5-5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Tnry(n) hqny ʾlm—
2 [qh ... ...]w Hwfʿṯt w-Bḥtn
| 2 | Mortdmann and Mittwoch restore [qh bny-h]w. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] Tnryn dedicated to ʾlm ‒ 2 [ qh ][... ...] Hwfʿṯt and Bḥtn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bombay, Museum, 43 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 17.2, w. 35.3 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Lambert 1923: 86-87, pl. XIX | Lambert, Mayer 1923. Les inscriptions yéménites du Musée de Bombay. Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale, 20: 72–78. |
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 208-211 (photo) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |