RES 194 CIH 492
Jamme 1958-1959: pl. VI/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.3-4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm bn Bʿṯtr Rḥḍn hqny ḏt-Ḥ—
2 mym bn-hw ʾlḏrʾ w-bnt-hw ʾḏnt w-
3 kl wld-hw w-mhrt-hw b-ḏt-Ḥmym
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm, son of Bʿṯtr Rḥḍn, dedicated to ḏt-Ḥ‒ 2 mym his son ʾlḏrʾ, his daughter ʾḏnt and 3 all his children and his possessions. By ḏt-Ḥmym. |
| 3 | mhrt-hw: Jamme translates "sa pouliche". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Marseille, Musée Borély, 5313 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 18.7, w. 52, th. 11.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Notes | According to CIH, the inscription probably comes from Ḫirbat Sʿūd, ancient Ktlm. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1958-1959: 180-181, pl. VI/2 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958-1959. Les antiquités Sud-Arabes du Musée Borély à Marseille. Cahiers de Byrsa, 8: 149-189. |