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RES 192 CIH 654


Jamme 1958-1959: pl. V/3

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  | Yhrm bn ʾs¹dkrb b—
   2  ny w-ʾl kmtt ḥrtn w-
   3  [w]ṯn nḫln |

Apparatus
1-2There is a word separator at the end of the lines.
2-3The smaller shape of the conjunction w indicates that it was most probably secondarily added by the stonecutter.
3Jamme reads s¹mtt

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yhrm son of ʾs¹dkrb built
   2  and let not violate the irrigation canal and
   3  the boundary of the palmgrove.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMarseille, Musée Borély, 5311
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 29, w. 69, th. 11
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Conti Rossini 1931: 49, n. 34Conti Rossini, Carlo (=Karolus) 1931. Chrestomathia Arabica Meridionalis Epigraphica. Rome: Istituto per l'Oriente.
Jamme 1958-1959: 178-179, pl. IV/3Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958-1959. Les antiquités Sud-Arabes du Musée Borély à Marseille. Cahiers de Byrsa, 8: 149-189.