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CIH 973


CIH: iii/i, pl. LVII

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3-3.2
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT

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   1  S²(bʿ)m (bn) Ḫms¹m bn |
   2  Ḥbb mdr Yrʿʾl h—
   3  qny S¹mʿ Rm Yʾws¹—
   4  ʾl s¹mʿ ḫms¹m yw—
   5  m ṣdq bn-m ʿmḍmd |
   6  bn Byḍm w-tḥty qh—
   7  lt S¹m(ʿ) [..] ʿmʾns¹ bn
   8  Ybḥrʾl [Ktl]m(([Ktl]m)) b-s¹q—
   9  y

Apparatus
8Jamme 1971: 30 quotes that in his copy the name Ktlm is clearly visible and reads it as the second name of Ybḥrʾl.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²bʿm son of Ḫms¹m ibn
   2  Ḥbb, controller (?) of Yrʿʾl,
   3  dedicated to S¹mʿ of Rm Yʾws¹ ‒
   4  ʾl, testimony of ḫms¹m, when
   5  he claimed proprietorial rights from ʿmḍmd
   6  son of Byḍm, on the authority of the community
   7  of S¹mʿ [..]. ʿmʾns¹ son of
   8  Ybḥrʾl Ktlm for the irrigation.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBombay, Museum, 58
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 40, w. 15
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe iscription probably comes from the temple of S¹mʿ at Ktlm.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 bJamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]