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CIH 89
Jändl 2009: 239, pl. XX
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.6(l. 1), 2.1 (l. 7) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| For a general hypothesis of a date for the bronze tablets from ʿAmrān, cf. Avanzini 2008 b. |
TEXT
1 ʿlhn bn Mrṯdm
2 | hqny ʾlmqh ḏ-H—
3 rn ms³ndn ḥg-n
4 wqh-hw ʾlmqh |
5 b-ms¹ʾl-hw w-l
6 | s¹ʿd-hw ʾlm—
7 [qh] nʿmtm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿlhn, of the family Mrṯdm, 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh ḏ-H- 3 rn the tablet, as ʾlmqh 4 bade him 5 in His oracle and may ʾlmqh 6 grant him 7 prosperity. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 48474=1862,1028.22 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 21, w. 11.5, th. 0.1 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jändl 2009: 94, pl. XX | Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth. |
| Avanzini 2008 b | Avanzini, Alessandra 2008. Criteri editoriali per la pubblicazione dello CSAI. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 145-157. |