Jamme 1958-1959: pl. VI/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Script cursus | Boustrophedon |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 4.3-4.5 |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm bn Bʿṯtr Rḥḍn hqny ḏt-Ḥ—
2 mym bn-hw ʾlḏrʾ w-bnt-hw ʾḏnt w-
3 kl wld-hw w-mhrt-hw b-ḏt-Ḥmym
TRANSLATIONS
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1 Ḥywm, son of Bʿṯtr Rḥḍn, dedicated to ḏt-Ḥ‒
2 mym his son ʾlḏrʾ, his daughter ʾḏnt and
3 all his children and his possessions. By ḏt-Ḥmym.
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3 | mhrt-hw: Jamme translates "sa pouliche". |
OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Marseille, Musée Borély, 5313 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 18.7, w. 52, th. 11.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Notes | According to CIH, the inscription probably comes from Ḫirbat Sʿūd, ancient Ktlm. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jamme 1958-1959: 180-181, pl. VI/2 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958-1959. Les antiquités Sud-Arabes du Musée Borély à Marseille. Cahiers de Byrsa, 8: 149-189.
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