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CIH 553+CIH 554 CIH 553; CIH 554


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  | w-kwn wṯn bn ns¹rn l-ʾʾnf ± ʾʾnf-hn bn ṣ—
   2  lwt ḏt ns¹r ± w-kwn ± |b-ʿbr s¹ṭr b-ṣlwt ḏ—
   3  t ns¹r b-mdfn |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Thus, the boundary of Ġrn was established in direction of Tḫr in front of ʾrʿw S¹qʾ ʾʾnf-hn (?) from the
   2  landmark of Ġrn which lies in direction of Tḫr; and ʾrʿw was towards S¹mt; the inscription is on the landmark of Ġrn which lies
   3  in direction of Tḫr on the side of ʿs¹nn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 125164=1883,0421.2
DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 7365
DepositUnknown, Révoil collection, Révoil 10 (Private collection)
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 70, th. 10.6 (BM 125164); h. 21, w. 40.2, th. 6 (AO 7365); h. 20, w. 43, th. 9 (Révoil 10)
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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CULTURAL NOTES

Boundary stela.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beeston 1937 a: 55-56 (CIH 553)Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1937. Sabaean inscriptions. Oxford.
Calvet and Robin 1997: 218-219 (CIH 554, photo)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.