CIH 349
CIH: i/iv, pl. XXXVI
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Rybm Ygʿr ʿ(nnn) w-S²myr Yṯbr M(ʾḏ)ny(n)
2 w-S¹ʿdm Yrfd bn ḏ-Rmt hqnyw s²ym-hmw T—
3 (ʾl)b Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn ḏ-hgrn ʾknṭ ḏn ṣlm—
4 (n b)n mlt-hmw ʾrḍ Mhʾnfm w-l ḏt s¹ʿd
5 -hmw hrg mhrgt ṣdqm w-l ḏt yzʾn T—
6 (ʾ)lb ġnmn-hmw w-s²ym wfy-hmw w-s¹ʿd-hmw |
7 rḍy (ʾm)rʾ-hmw bny Hmdn w-s²ʿb-hmw Ḥs²—
8 dm (w)-br(y)[ ʾ](ḏ)nm w-mqmtm w-wḍʿ ḍr-hm—
9 [w] w-s²nʾ-h[mw b-T](ʾl)b Rymm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Rybm Ygʿr of ʿnn and S²myr Yṯbr of Mʾḏnm 2 and S¹ʿdm Yrfd of the banu Rmt dedicated to their Patron 3 Tʾlb Rymm Lord of Ḫḍʿtn of the town ʾknṭ this statue 4 from their booty of the land of Mhʾnfm and for that He may grant 5 them to make a conspicuous massacre and may continue, 6 Tʾlb, to grant booty to them and assure safety to them and grant them 7 the favour of their lords the banu Hmdn and the tribe Ḥs²dm 8 and the prosperity of faculties and material resources and humiliate their war 9 and their enemies; by Tʾlb Rymm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7479 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 35, w. 47 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn |
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