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CIH 645
Gajda 1997: 167
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 Nwfm ʾs²wʿ w-(Y)[... ... ... ...]—
2 yn ʾlht Hmdn [... ...]
3 w-S¹ʾnyn w-qwl [ ... ...]—
4 ʿm w-ʾgrʿ tqh(w)[ ... ...]
5 [by]t-hmw Rḥbm t[... ... ... ...]—
6 m m[... ...] ḥgr[... ...]
| 6 | Gajda reads ms¹rt hgr "enceinte de la ville". |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Nwfm ʾs²wʿ and Y[... ...] 2 of Hmdn [... ...] 3 and S¹ʾnyn and the qwl [... ...] 4 and ʾgrʿ completed [... ...] 5 their house Rḥbm [... ...] 6 town [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul 7508 |
| Support type | Architectural structure |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 28 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house Rḥbm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gajda 1997: 167 | 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). |