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CIH 8


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

According to CIH, the text is written by the clients of CIH 20 and refers to the same tomb construction. Possibly a construction text.

TEXT

marker


   1  [ʿ]mkrb ʾs²wʿ w-bn-hw ʾ[... ... ... ...]—
   2  [.] ʾl-hmw Qynn ʾlh Ḫs¹ʾm [... ...]—
   3  [.]m bn (S¹ḫy)mm w-rṯdw (m)[... ...]

Apparatus
1-2[b-mq]m (Mordtmann and Mittwoch).
2[.... w-b-rdʾ mrʾ-hmw] (Mordtmann and Mittwoch).
3At the beginning of the line the editors read ʿm as the end of a proper name; they also integrate: m[qbr-hmw ʿṯtr S²rqn ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe cult of Qynn ʾlh Ḫs¹ʾm is mainly attested in the site of Shibām al-Ġirās, from where this inscription may thus come (Robin 1982 a: 58). In CIH's plate the stone appears inserted in the wall of the Ṭalḥa mosque in Ṣanʿāʾ.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 194-195 (photo)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Ansaldi 1933: fig. 11Ansaldi, Cesare 1933. Il Yemen nella storia e nella leggenda. (Collezione di opere e di monografie a cura del Ministero delle colonie, 17). Rome: Sindacato italiano arti grafiche.
Robin 1982 a: 58Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.