CIH 648
Rhodokanakis 1936: 48-53, 60-67
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Relief | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 ʾls²rḥ ʾs²wʿ w-bny-hw ʾḥs³s³ ↯ ʾs¹ʿd w-bn-hw Mrṯdʾln bnw S²—
2 rqn w-Ḏqṭwtn w-Ns²ʾn ḏ-S³yrm (ʾ)↯qwl w-mḥrg s²ʿbn Rdmn ḏ-S¹lf—
3 n brʾw w-hqs²b mḏqnt w-ms³wd ↯ [w]-ṣrḥt w-mẓllt byt-hmw Nʿmn
4 w-byt-hmw Nʿmn f-ʿḏbw w-hẓl w-hṣr[ḥ] ↯ w-ḥẓyn tḥẓyt w-nkl kl ṣdqm
| 1-2 | S²rfn (CIH). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾls²rḥ ʾs²wʿ and his son ʾḥs³s³ ʾs¹ʿd and the son of the latter Mrṯdʾln, banū S²- 2 rqn, Ḏqṭwtn and Ns²ʾn of S³yrm, princes and governors of the tribe Rdmn ḏu-S¹lfn, 3 constructed and completed the entrance-hall (?), the hall, the courtyard (or: upper rooms) and covered structure (?) of their palace Nʿmn, 4 and concerning their palace Nʿmn, they repaired, covered, realized the courtyard (or: the upper rooms) and finished off the completion and the work of the whole structure properly. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7506 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 33, w. 136 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Taʿizz |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Taʿizz |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Rhodokanakis 1936: 48-53, 60-67 | Rhodokanakis, Nikolaus 1936. Zur Interpretation Altsüdarabischer Inschriften I. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 21-76. |