CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Calvet and Robin 1997: 234-235, cat. 155

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  (Lḥyʿṯt)( b)[n ... ... ṣ]—
   2  dq kl ḏ-d(y)[n ... ...]
   3  ḏ dyn ʾbh[-s¹ ... ...]
   4  (ḏ)-(ʾ)ḫḫr b-ʾ[... ...]

Apparatus
2RES integrates [w-kl]-dyn.
4At the end Robin reads b-ʾ(ḫ)[h-s¹].
It could be possible the reconstruction b-[ʾḥl... ...], because the verb ʾḫḫr is almost always part of the formula "ṣdq kl ḏ-dyn-s¹ w-l ḏ-ʾḫḫr-b ʾḥl"

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Lḥyʿṯt son of [... ...] claimed
   2  his rights over everything he owned [... ...]
   3  what his father owned [... ...]
   4  that he has removed from [... ...]
4At the end: "from their brother (?)" (Robin).
Calvet and Robin 1997: 235Calvet, 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 5964
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 25, w. 25
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 234-235, cat. 155Calvet, 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.