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CIH 159
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 98, figs 69-70
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 98, figs 69-70
Rijziger 2018: 146, fig. 22
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| According CIH, the two fragments belong togheter, which is not necessary the case (Rijziger 2018: 146) |
TEXT
1 [... ...] mnḍḥ-hmw bʿl W[... ... ]↯[... ...]ʾl[... ...]
| 1 | At the end of the first fragment bʿl W[ʾl] (CIH); in the second fragment Mordtmann and Mittwoch suggest to integrate b-rd]ʾ, but the l, after ʾ is clear. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15, w. 80 (RW 26) |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥāz |
| Ancient site | Ḥzym |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 98 (facsimiles) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Rijziger 2018: 146, fig. 22 | Rijziger, Sarah 2018. Sabaean inscriptions from Ḥāz, Yemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 29/2: 135-171. 2019/10/02; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aae.12111. |