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CIH 164
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 110, fig. 82
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 | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]tr w-[... ...] bnw [... ...]
2 [hqny s²y]m-hmw T[ʾl]b-Rymm-b[ʿ]l-S²[ṣrm]
3 [... ...] ḥmdm b-[ḏ]t hwfy-hmw T[ʾ]—
4 [l]b-Rymm (b)-ʾmlʾ s¹tmlʾw b-ʿm-[h]w w-l-wzʾ
5 [hw]f[yn] T[ʾl]b ʾdm-hw [b-ʾm]lʾ-[y]s¹tmlʾnn w-l-
6 [s¹ʿd]-hmw rḍw w-ḥẓ[y] mrʾ-hmw Rbs²ms¹m Nmrn |
7 [bn B]tʿ w-s²ʿb-hmw w-l-ḏt nʿmt w-tnʿmn [l]-ʾ[d]m-[hw]
| Reading after Mordtmann and Mittwoch. CIH gives a slightly different arrangement of the text: | |
| 1 | Ns²ʾkrb ʾw]tr w-[b]ny-[hw] bnw [Btʿ]. |
| 3 | [ḏn ṣlmn] according to both editors. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 dedicated to Tʾlb Rymm Master of S²ṣrm 3 [this statue], in praise because Tʾlb 4 Rymm gratified them with all the favours they sought from Him, and may Tʾlb 5 continue to gratify His vassals with all the favours they will seek, and may He grant 6 them the satisfaction and goodwill of their lord Rbs²ms¹m Nmrn 7 descendant of Btʿ and their tribe, and because it has been and will be favourable for His vassals. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 30, w. 50 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥāz |
| Ancient site | Ḥzym |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl S²ṣrm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 110-111 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |