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CIH 561


Pirenne 1956: pl. III/a

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

TEXT

marker


   1  ʿmhṣm b—
   2  n ʿkn ʿb—
   3  d Yṯʿm h—
   4  qny Rʿt((Rʿt))

Apparatus
Archaic script syle with some letters having an aberrant shape (ṣ).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʿmhṣm, son of
   2  ʿkn, servant of
   3  Yṯʿm, dedicated
   4  to Rʿt (or Rʿt) .

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23, w. 22, w. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (Abyan governorate)
Ancient siteUnknown
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pirenne 1956: pl. III/aPirenne, Jacqueline 1956. Paléographie des inscriptions sud-arabes. Contribution à la chronologie et à l'histoire de l'Arabie du sud antique. (Verhandelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van België. Klasse der letteren, 26). Brussels: Paleis der Academiën.