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RES 3107 B CIH 421
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [S²]rḥ [w]-Ḥmʿ—
2 ṯtr bn[y]
3 [.]dbm hqn—
4 [y ... ...]r ṣdqm w-b
5 hwrtn w-n[.]—
6 [..]n b-ʿṯt[r]
7 [w]-b-ʾlmq(h) [w-b]
8 ḏt-Ḥmym (w)-
9 b ḏt-Bʿdn w-
10 [. .]rḥm w-b Y—
11 [dʿ]ʾl w-b Kr—
12 bʾl (w)-[... ...]
13 b-ʿṯtr
| Reading and emendations by CIH. | |
| 3 | [ʾ]dbm (CIH). |
| 3-4 | ʾtm]r ṣdqm (CIH). Between the lines there is a large lacuna according to Halevy's copy. |
| 5 | w-n[ṭʿt]n. |
| 10 | [b S²]rḥm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |