CIH 361 Gr 170; Gl 1214
CIH: i/iv, pl. XLII
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Script cursus | Left to right |
| Writing technique | Cast |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Authenticity doubtful according to CIH. |
TEXT
1 ʾs¹dm Mnhbm
2 | w-Rybm Yṯbr
3 | w-Ḏʿfm Yġn—
4 m bnw ʿnnn |
5 bnyw ḫdr-h—
6 mw Yhrḥb
7 | b-Tʾlb Rym—
8 m bʿl Trʿt w-l
9 s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmtm
| Reading by CIH. | |
| 2 | Rṯbm on the facsimile. |
| 4 | ʿmnn on the facsimile. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾs¹dm Mnhbm, 2 Rybm Yṯbr 3 and Ḏʿfm Yġn- 4 m descendants of ʿnnn 5 constructed their 6 grave (?) Yhrḥb 7 by Tʾlb Rym- 8 m Master of Trʿt; and may 9 He grant them prosperity. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 24, w. 13 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bauer and Lundin 1998: 48-49, figs 156/a-b | Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial] |