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CIH 358+CIH 576
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 ʾbkrb bn Ḥywm ʿbd ʿms¹mʿ qwl Mrṯdm qyn ḏ-[... ...]((Ḏ[... ...]))
2 ḫmr-hw bny byt-hw ḏ-Yʿs¹ w-rṯd ʾbkrb Tʾ—
3 lb b-Yhrm ±[... ...] byd ʾrḍ-hw b-fnwt Yʿs w-brkt Yʿs ḏ-ʿs¹y ʿ[... ...]
| 1 | Emendations to Halevy's reading by CIH. |
| 3 | CIH 576 begins after the sanctuary name. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbkrb son of Ḥywm servant of ʿms¹mʿ qwl of Mrṯdm qyn of ḏ-[... ...] (or: Ḏ[... ...]) 2 granted him the construction of his house ḏ-Yʿs¹, and ʾbkrb committed to Tʾ- 3 lb at Yhrm [... ...] the cleared ground (?) of his land in front of Yʿs and the cistern of Yʿs, which made [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shirāʿ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house ḏ-Yʿs¹ |
| Link to site record |