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CIH 17 RES 2637A
Bron 1992: 60
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle 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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The stone is reemployed in the wall of Mesjid al-Qasīmī in Ṣanʿāʾ. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]m(d) w-bny-hmy Rbʾl[ ... ...]
2 [... ...]yw w-hwṯrn w-hs²qrn[ ... ...]
3 [... ...](rbʿ) ʾmrʾ-hmw bny [... ...]
4 [... ...] w-rṯdw byt-hmw (Yf)[... ...]
| 3 | Bron accepts Mordtmann and Mittwoch's reading: rbʿ, "qui est cependant sans parallèle"; however, rḍw as suggested by CIH remains also possible. |
| 4 | Probably to be integrated Yf[ʿm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Architectural structure » Wall |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 195-198 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Bron 1992: 60 (photo) | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |