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CIH 92
Jändl 2009: 242, pl. XXIII
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 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 Ḥlkm ḏt bny ʿbdm |
2 ḏ-Rwtn bnt bn Dʾyn h—
3 qnyt ʾlmqh (ḏ)-(H)rn ms²nd—
4 n ḥg-n (s²)[ftt-hw ... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥlkm, she of the family ʿbdm 2 ḏ-Rwtn, daughter of the family Dʾyn, dedicated 3 to ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn the tablet, 4 as she promised Him [... ...] |
| 1-2 | The name of the family of origin of the woman who dedicated the tablet is introduced by bnt bn, the name of her husband's family by ḏt bny. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 48473=1862,1028.21 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 12, w. 16, th. 0.3 |
| 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: 96, pl. XXIII | 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. |