Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
7 | For the restoration of this passage see CIH 349,7. |
English | |
1 [...] ... have dedicated [...] 2 [...] a statue out of praise because he has granted them (or: he has saved them) [...] 3 [...] a war against [their lords], the kings [of ...] 4 [...] Ḥmyrm (Ḥimyar) and because he has granted them safety in the war [...] 5 [...] and because he has protected all ḍmr and pastureland [...] 6 [...] pleasing male [offspring] and healty fruits [...] 7 [... their lords], the Banū Hamdān, and their tribe [Ḥāshidum ...] 8 [...] and that he may protect them against [...] 9 [...] |
5 | The meaning of ḍmr in this context is unclear. It may have a similar meaning to ʿs³bt like "grassland"; usually it is connected with financial contract. |
Rijziger 2016: 24-26 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |
Deposit | Kāniṭ, Museum |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Kāniṭ |
Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
Geographical area | Arhab |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context |
Link to site record |
Rijziger 2016: 24-26, fig. 30 | Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573. |