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CIH 578 Roudillon n° 39
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Most probably a fragment of dedicatory text. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] (ʾ)lmqh Ṣbḥm w-M[... ...]
2 [... ...]m b-ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmq(h) [... ...]
| 1 | hqny] ʾlmqh (Robin). |
| 1-2 | CIH restored w-M[hqm]m. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 11.5, w. 22 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 211 | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Robin 1994 a: 73 | Robin, Christian J. 1994. Documents de l'Arabie antique III. Raydān, 6: 69-90. |