CIH: i/iii, 282
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
Glaser read the inscription on a column reemployed in a wall. | |
TEXT
1 ʿmkrb N[... ... Mḥ]—
2 (y)lm hqn[y ... ...]
3 qny-hw ywm[ ... ...]
4 w-ʾḥm[.] bʿl[... ...]
5 ḏ-hymm tʾm[... ... S¹]—
6 bʾ w-Bkl[m ... ...]—
7 wm b[... ...]
Apparatus |
| CIH restores completely the inscription. | 1-2 | CIH prefers to restore Bklm. | 4 | CIH suggests ʾḥmrn ("the Ḥimyarites") b-ʿl[y. | 4-5 | CIH restores Tʾl]b Rymm tʾmnm. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
ProvenanceModern site | Ruwaʾ |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | al-Sawd |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
Link to site record | |