CIH 180
Robin 1982 a: pl. 72
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 [... ... w-]Wh(bʾl) w-bn-hmw Lḥyʿṯt
2 (b)nw Hzm ḏ-Ḥmln brʾw l-S²m(s¹)
3 mn(ḍḥ) mḥrmn-w-mqfn l-s¹ʿd-hmw
4 [nʾ]d ʾṯmrm w-bry (ʾḏn)m [... ...]
| See CIH 187 for the mention of the tribe Ḥmln. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and Whbʾl and their son Lḥyʿṯt 2 descendants of Hzm ḏ-Ḥmln made the construction to S²ms¹, 3 the tutelary deity of the sanctuary and the cult place (? lit: cult stone), so that He may grant them 4 abundance of crops and soundness of faculties [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 25, w. 66 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥāz |
| Ancient site | Ḥzym |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 100-101 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Robin 1982 a: pl. 72a | Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul. |