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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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CIH 379


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.7
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

marker


   1  Rʾbm w-ʿlhmw bn
   2  Ṣbḥm bn Ḥḏkm h—
   3  qny ʾlmqh Rʾs¹h—
   4  mw w-Ṣdqʾl w-S²r—
   5  [... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rʾbm and ʿlhmw, sons of
   2  Ṣbḥm, of the family Ḥḏkm, dedicated
   3  to ʾlmqh Rʾs¹h-
   4  mw and Ṣdqʾl and S²r[... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 125146=1907,0112.3
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 28, w. 39
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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CULTURAL NOTES

Dedication of persons to Almaqah. The persons dedicated could become priests of the god.