CIH 106 RES 3122
By kind permission of British Museum
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Bhl ʾḥṣn w-Rbbm |
2 Yzl ḏy ʾbnt brʾ—
3 w w-hs²qrn mḥrbn
4 Kwkbn b-mqm ʾlmq—
5 hw w-rṯdw b-S²ms¹-hmw
6 Tġbr-Wd-ʾb
| 1 | Bhg (Jamme); in the name Rbbm the scribe did a correction: he wrote a first B and he inserted the R inside the B. |
| 2 | Yzg (Jamme). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Bhl ʾḥṣn and Rbbm 2 Yzl, the two of ʾbnt built 3 and completed the royal court 4 Kwkbn, with the power of ʾlmq- 5 hw and they entrusted to the protection. By their Solar deity 6 Tġbr. Wd is father. |
| 5 | rṯd is always followed by the divine name as a direct object, not preceded by b-. Robin 1991-1993 d: 153 translated: "Ils ont confié à leur soleil-protecteur". |
| Robin 1991-1993 d | Robin, Christian J. 1991-1993 [1992]. Du paganisme au monothéisme. Pages 139-155 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). L'Arabie antique de Karibʾîl à Mahomet. Nouvelles données sur l'histoire des Arabes grâces aux inscriptions. (Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Mediterranée, 61). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125054=1871,0311E.2 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 50, w. 59, th. 6 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house mḥrbn Kwkbn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 1991-1993 d: 153 | Robin, Christian J. 1991-1993 [1992]. Du paganisme au monothéisme. Pages 139-155 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). L'Arabie antique de Karibʾîl à Mahomet. Nouvelles données sur l'histoire des Arabes grâces aux inscriptions. (Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Mediterranée, 61). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud. |