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CIH 551 RES 190


Jamme 1958-1959: 177, pl. V/1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The text could be of period B.

TEXT

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   1  [...]y bnt Hʿn b—
   2  [n] Rgb ḏt byt |
   3  [...]krb bn S¹mh—
   4  [...] hqnyt Nws²—
   5  [m n](f)s¹-h w-wld-h |

Apparatus
1[..]ḍy (Jamme).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [...]y, daughter of Hʿn of
   2  Rgb, wife of
   3  [...]krb, son of S¹mh-
   4  [...], dedicated to Nws²m
   5  her life and her children.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMarseille, Musée Borély, 5309
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 42.2, w. 31.5, th. 11.8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1958-1959: 177, pl. V/1Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958-1959. Les antiquités Sud-Arabes du Musée Borély à Marseille. Cahiers de Byrsa, 8: 149-189.