CIH 493 RES 3126 A
By kind permission of British Museum
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 | 8 (first part); 8 (second part) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] (b)n ʿmy(d)ʿ
2 bn Qdrn hqny ḏ—
3 t Ḥmym Yʾws¹ʾl
4 b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlm—
5 (qh) w-b ḏt Ḥmy±—
6 m w-b ḏt Bʿdn |
7 w-b S¹mʿ w-b Ydʿ—
8 ʾl w-b Yṯʿʾmr |
9 w-b Ktlm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] son of ʿmydʿ, 2 ibn Qdrn dedicated to ḏ- 3 t Ḥmym Yʾws¹ʾl. 4 By ʿṯtr and ʾlmq- 5 qh and by ḏt Ḥmy- 6 m and by ḏt Bʿdn 7 and by S¹mʿ and by Ydʿ- 8 ʾl and by Yṯʿʾmr 9 and by Ktlm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125161=1871,1113.7+1872,0619.4 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 43, w. 39, th. 5.5 (first part); h. 38, w. 39, th. 5.5 (second part) |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Saʿūd |
| Ancient site | Ktlm |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
Dedication of a person to ḏt Ḥmym. The person dedicated could become a priest of the goddess.