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CIH 94 RES 2691.I
Jändl 2009: 244, pl. XXV
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 | 1.8 | ||
| 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 ]h(r) [... ...]
2 ḥg-n w(q)[h ... ...]—
3 ms¹m b-ms¹(ʾ)[l... ...]
4 l-wfy-hmw w-(w)—
5 fy ʾqny-hmw ḏ-q—
6 nyw w-yqnynn |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 as He bade [... ...] 3 [... ...] in His oracle [... ...] 4 for their well-being and the well-being 5 of their possessions which they 6 acquired and will acquire. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 48458=1862,1028.20 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 19, w. 15.5, 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: 97, pl. XXV | 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. |