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CIH 383


Calvet and Robin 1997: 154, cat. 77

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

This is one of the most ancient Sabaic texts known. Cast reproduction. The stone had already gone lost at the time of the CIH publication.

TEXT

marker


   1  Ṣbḥm b—
   2  n Ṣbḥh—
   3  mw hqny
   4  | ʾlmqh |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ṣbḥm, son
   2  of Ṣbḥh-
   3  mw, dedicated
   4  to ʾlmqh.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, without number
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1956: pl. II/ePirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.
Calvet and Robin 1997: 154, cat. 77Calvet, 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.