CIH 111
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934: 48
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Chronology difficult to establish. |
TEXT
1 Hʿn w-Hwfn w-[L]ḥyn
2 [w-Ḥ]ywm [w]-R[ʾ]bn bn[w] Ḥnn
3 hqn[yw ḏ]t Hrn mḥr[m]t-hmw
| CIH's reading. | |
| 3 | Mordtmann and Mittwoch read hqn[yw ḏt Ẓ]hrn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hʿn, Hwfn, Lḥyn, 2 Ḥywm and Rʾbn descendants of Ḥnn 3 dedicated to ḏt Hrn their sacred places (?) |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām-Kawkabān (surroundings) |
| Ancient site | S²bm |
| Geographical area | al-Maḥwīt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934: 48 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1934. Bemerkungen zu altsüdarabischen Inschriften. Orientalia, 3: 42-62. |