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CIH 311


Mordtmann 1893: pl. VI/2681

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  | ʾbs¹mʿ bn Qyḥm Dʿmym |

Apparatus
1According to CIH, the mimation of Dʿmym is to be accounted an error for Dʿmyn, based on the ending of the preceding name Qyḥm (cf. also Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 232, no.1 and Arbach 2002: 197).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2681
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 15, w. 52
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal Riyām
Ancient siteTrʿt
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann 1893: 28, pl. VI/2681Mordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann.
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Arbach 2002Arbach, Mounir 2002. Les noms propres du Corpus inscriptionum Semiticarum. Pars IV. Inscriptiones Ḥimyariticas et Sabaeas continens. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 7. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]