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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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RES 4160


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE

GENERAL NOTES

According to Jamme 1971, 29, this fragment was part of a same inscription together with CIH 596, CIH 597, RES 4157, RES 4158 and RES 4159 (see also J. Ryckmans 1951: 226, note 8).

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...dnw... ... ]mhm[... ...]
   2  [... ...]s¹ k-wrd[... ...]yt wt[... ...]
   3  [... ...]rkm w[... ... ʾ]ʾblm w[... ...]
   4  [... ...]-hmw s¹[... ... w]rdw[ ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum, VA 3823+VA 3824
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 26, w. 34
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gajda 1997: 78Gajda, 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).
Ryckmans, Jacques 1951 aRyckmans, Jacques 1951. L'institution monarchique en Arabie Méridionale avant l'Islam (Maʿîn et Saba). (Bibliothèque du Muséon, 28). Louvain: Publications universitaires.
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]