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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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CIH 976


Lambert 1923: 79-80, VII

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyLegal text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  Mʿdkrb bn S¹mhkrb ḏ-Wq[l]
   2  [w]-ʿmkrb bn Wqhʾb
   3  kn hṯb ḏ-s¹tq(r)ʾ w-S¹bʾ g[... ...]
   4  qhlm l-S¹mh[ʿly ... ...]
   5  [... ...]l nb[... ...]

Apparatus
2the line ends with a sign that divides the proper names from the decree.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿdkrb son of S¹mhkrb ḏ-Wql
   2  and ʿmkrb son of Wqhʾb.
   3  Thus decreed those who have convened and Sabaʾ [... ...]
   4  the council for S¹mhʿly [... ...]
   5  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBombay, Museum, 38/1
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25.3, w. 41.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lambert 1923: 79-80, § VIILambert, Mayer 1923. Les inscriptions yéménites du Musée de Bombay. Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale, 20: 72–78.