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CIH 495
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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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 8.4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm bn ʿmyd—
2 ʿ bn Qdrn hq—
3 ny ḏt-Ḥmym Rn—
4 tm bnt-hw |
| 1 | the letter n of bn has been written on a former wrong b. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm, son of ʿmyd- 2 ʿ, of the family Qdrn dedicated 3 to ḏt-Ḥmym Rn- 4 tm, his daughter. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 125165=1871,1113.5 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 46, w. 38.5, th. 8 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kharibat Saʿūd |
| Ancient site | Ktlm |
| Geographical area | wādī Raghwān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
A man dedicated her daughter to ḏt Ḥmym. The woman dedicated could become a priestess of the goddess.