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Mordtmann 1893: pl. VI/2680
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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  [... ...]-(hmw) [...] ʾm[... ...]—
   2  (b)ʾ b-ʿṯt(r) w-Hbs¹ w-ʾlmq(h) [w-b-ḏt]
   3  Ḥmym w-b-ḏt Bʿdnm w-b-s²[ym-hmw]
   4  Tʾlb Rymm

Apparatus
1-2[m]r-hmw [rḍw] ʾm[rʾ-hmw ʾmlk S¹b]ʾ (CIH).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2680
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 32, w. 36
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤāz
Ancient siteḤzym
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann 1893: 27-28, pl. VIMordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann.