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CIH 106 RES 3122


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  Bhl ʾḥṣn w-Rbbm |
   2  Yzl ḏy ʾbnt brʾ—
   3  w w-hs²qrn mḥrbn
   4  Kwkbn b-mqm ʾlmq—
   5  hw w-rṯdw b-S²ms¹-hmw
   6  Tġbr-Wd-ʾb

Apparatus
1Bhg (Jamme); in the name Rbbm the scribe did a correction: he wrote a first B and he inserted the R inside the B.
2Yzg (Jamme).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bhl ʾḥṣn and Rbbm
   2  Yzl, the two of ʾbnt built
   3  and completed the royal court
   4  Kwkbn, with the power of ʾlmq-
   5  hw and they entrusted to the protection. By their Solar deity
   6  Tġbr. Wd is father.
5rṯd is always followed by the divine name as a direct object, not preceded by b-. Robin 1991-1993 d: 153 translated: "Ils ont confié à leur soleil-protecteur".
Robin 1991-1993 dRobin, Christian J. 1991-1993 [1992]. Du paganisme au monothéisme. Pages 139-155 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). L'Arabie antique de Karibʾîl à Mahomet. Nouvelles données sur l'histoire des Arabes grâces aux inscriptions. (Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Mediterranée, 61). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 125054=1871,0311E.2
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 50, w. 59, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house mḥrbn Kwkbn
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1991-1993 d: 153Robin, Christian J. 1991-1993 [1992]. Du paganisme au monothéisme. Pages 139-155 in Christian J. Robin (ed.). L'Arabie antique de Karibʾîl à Mahomet. Nouvelles données sur l'histoire des Arabes grâces aux inscriptions. (Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Mediterranée, 61). Aix-en-Provence: Édisud.