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CIH 145
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 | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [..](s²)ms¹m ʾs²wʿ w-b(ny)-hw [... ...]
2 [..]mm bnw Y[...] bny[w] w-hw[ṯrn ... ...]
3 [..] w-ʾlmqhw w-b-ḏt Ḥm(ym) w-b-[... ...]
4 [..]ʾ mrʾ-(hmw) ʾ(ls²)rḥ Yḥ(ḍ)b [... ...]
| CIH's reading as the photo is not well readable. | |
| 1 | [Rb]s²ms¹m (CIH). |
| 2 | Y[rs¹m]; at the end of the line and between ll.2-3 w-hs²qrn byt-hmw ... ... b-ʿṯtr (CIH). |
| 4 | [kbr ʾqynm (CIH). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām-Kawkabān |
| Ancient site | S²bm |
| Geographical area | al-Maḥwīt |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |