CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Calvet and Robin 1997: 209, cat. 126

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  Hʿn w-ʾḫ[y-hw ... ...]
   2  w-mlʾ bʾr-hm[y ... ...]

Apparatus
1Restoration by Calvet and Robin; however, a personal name beginning with ʾḫ cannot be excluded.
2hm[w is also possible.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Hʿn and his brother [... ...]
   2  and completed their well [... ...]
Calvet and Robin 1997: 209Calvet, 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.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 7355
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 24, w. 32.5, th. 11.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 209-210, cat. 126Calvet, 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.