CIH 234B
Calvet and Robin 1997: 206, cat. 122
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| CIH 234 A and B are inscribed on different sides of the same stone. According to Robin, the text A is earlier than the text B. |
TEXT
1 [... ...](y)m (Yġ)nm
2 (w)-ʾḫy-hw ʾ—
3 bkrb ʾkyf
4 [w]-Ḥmd bnw
5 (Zhr)m (hḥd)[ṯw]
6 [... ...]
| 2 | Letter ḫ reversed. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Paris, Louvre Museum, AO 1173 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 32, w. 22.5, th. 8.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿIrrān |
| Ancient site | ʿrn |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Calvet and Robin 1997: 205-207, cat. 122 | Calvet, 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. |