CIH 6 RES 2637C
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʿbdkllm w-s²ʿt-hw ʾbʿly bt ʾlh[... ... ... ...]—
2 lʾn w-bny-hmy Hnʾm w-Hʿll ʾlht Qwlm b—
3 rʾw w-hs²qrn bt-hmw Yrs³ b-rdʾ Rḥmnn w-brʾ-[h]—
4 w b-wrḫ ḏ-ḫrf ḏ-l-ṯlṯt w-s¹bʿy w-ḫms¹ mʾtm ḥyw
| 1 | Jamme 1961 identifies ʿbdkllm with a Himyarite king named ʿAbdkulāl, who professed Christianity, mentioned in the Arabic tradition. |
| 2 | The beginning of the line 2 is not read by Müller; the name of the group is read by Müller: Fwlm |
| 3 | letter d reversed; the name of the palace is read by Müller: Yrs³ (see CIH 644, 1), CIH read: Yrt. |
| 3-4 | brʾw (CIH). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿbdkllm and his wife ʾbʿly, daughter of ʾlh[.... ]- 2 ... and their sons Hnʾm and Hʿll of the clan of Qwlm (or, Fwlm) built 3 and complete their house Yrs³ with the help of Rḥmnn. He built it 4 in the month of Ḫrf of the year five hundred and seventy-three. Life! |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Inscription on architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Yrs³ |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Dedicant's wife (s²ʿt) joins her husband in commemorating the construction works of their house.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 192-194, facsimile and photo | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Gajda 1997: 49-50 | Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence). |
| Müller, Walter W. 2010: 78 | Müller, Walter W. 2010. Sabäische Inschriften nach Ären datiert. Bibliographie, Texte und Glossar. (Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission, 53). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |
| Jamme 1961 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1961. La dynastie de Šaraḥbiʾil Yakûf et la documentation épigraphique sud-arabe. (Publications de l'Institut historique et archéologique néerlandais de Stamboul, 9). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut van het Nabije. |