CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Calvet and Robin 1997: 192, cat. 108

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...](ʿ)ṯt [... ...]
   2  [... ... w-ʾn]ṯt-hmw [... ...]
   3  [... ...]tm ḏn ṣ(l)[mn ... ...]
   4  [... ...-h]mw l-wfy b[... ...]
   5  [... ...-h]mw ʾwldm [... ...]

Apparatus
3]tm is the end of a name of god, god's epithet or a sanctuary.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 1174
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 22.5, w. 20.2, th. 7.4
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteʿIrrān
Ancient siteʿrn
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 192-193, cat. 108Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.