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CIH 423


Calvet and Robin 1997: 196, cat. 112

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


      [... ...][..]—
   1  s¹hmw w-ṯmny bḥ—
   2  tm ḏhbm b-ʿṯtr
   3  w-b ʾlmqh w-b ḏt
   4  Ḥmym w-b Ydʿʾl

Apparatus
1The integrations with Rʾ]s¹hmw or S²r]s¹hmw are the most probable options.
5Ydʿʾl is probably Ydʿʾl Ḏrḥ, son of S¹mhʿly, c. 665 BC (Robin).

TRANSLATIONS

English

      [... ...]—
   1  s¹hmw and eight slabs
   2  in bronze, by ʿṯtr,
   3  ʾlmqh, ḏt
   4  Ḥmym, and by Ydʿʾl.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 4545
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 29.5, w. 39.5, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 195-196, cat. 112Calvet, 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.