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CIH 309


CIH: i/iv, pl. XXXI

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Text palaeographically between periods A and B.

TEXT

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   1  ʾlfdy bn ʾlydʿ |
   2  hqny Tʾlb nfs¹-hw |
   3  w-wld-hw w-qny-hw y—
   4  wm qdm s²ʿb-hw Yr—
   5  s¹m b-mbny Ḍbḥm |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾlfdy son of ʾlydʿ
   2  dedicated to Tʾlb himself,
   3  his children and his properties
   4  when he was in charge of his tribe
   5  Yrs¹m during the construction of Ḍbḥm

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2684
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
TopConcave
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 58, w. 48
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann 1893: pl. IVMordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann.