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CIH 542 RES 2730B
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ... ]Whbt s²ʿt S²rʿm lʾk[t ... ... ]w-bʾt-h w-fr[... ...]
2 [... ...]nms²rt ḏ-b-hw ytʿmyn w-[.]ʿnw mmqby[... ...]
3 [... ...]w ḥṣr-hw w-bʾry-hmw Rs¹n w-Rṯd bʿln[ ... ...]
4 [... ...]rgm w-ʿlm w-ʿnmm w-ḥmfm w-ḏlf[... ...]
5 [... ... R]ḥ[m]nn ʾrḍtm [.]y[.]m w-ṣrḏ r[.]whf[.]b[... ...]
6 [... ... ]ṯny mḏmrn w-ṯty mwqntn b-mḥm[y]-hmw[ ... ...]
7 [... ... R]ḥmnn ḏ-b-s¹myn hn ʿnn w-ywm[.]n ḏn s¹ṭrn[ ... ...]
8 [... ... wrḫ]-hw ḏ-Mḏrʾn ḏ-ḫrhf [ ... ...]
| The reading is based on Halevy's transcription, with some emendations suggested by CIH. However, some passages still remain obscure, and the lack of the photo to check the reading prevents us from any interpretation of the text. | |
| 4 | we probably deal with proper names. |
| 8 | At the end of the line: bḏntn tmwn ḏryʾḫym, perhaps: ḏ-l-ts¹ʿt w-ʿs²ry w-ḫm[s¹ mʾtm] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shirāʿ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | The inscription was probably placed in an agricultural context. At Halevy's time the stone was reemployed in a synagogue. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gajda 1997: 155-156 | Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence). |