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RES 3612 A CIH 579
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ... b]n Wq[h]—
2 ʾl hqny ʾl[m]—
3 qh bʿl ʾwʿl—
4 n bkrtn ḏt (ḏ)—
5 (h)bn l-w[fy bk]—
6 rt-hw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...], son of Wqh‒ 2 ʾl dedicated to ʾlm‒ 3 qh, Master of ʾwʿl‒ 4 n, a (female) camel in 5 bronze for the safety of his 6 (female) camel. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | St. Petersburg, Hermitage Museum, 4 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 84, w. 68 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Conti Rossini 1931: 40-41, n. 10 | Conti Rossini, Carlo (=Karolus) 1931. Chrestomathia Arabica Meridionalis Epigraphica. Rome: Istituto per l'Oriente. |