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CIH 388


Calvet and Robin 1997: 230, cat. 148

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  Ṣbḥhm(w) bn Wddʾ[l [... ...] ʾlm]—
   2  qh w-Mʿnʾl Ḥmʿṯt[ ... ...]

Apparatus
1Robin integrates hqny in the lacuna.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 7363
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 14.9, w. 31.2, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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CULTURAL NOTES

If we consider this text a dedication of a person to the divinities (Robin), Mʿnʾl should be a god, so far not attested elsewhere.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 230, cat. 148Calvet, 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.