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CIH 180


Robin 1982 a: pl. 72

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

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   1  [... ... w-]Wh(bʾl) w-bn-hmw Lḥyʿṯt
   2  (b)nw Hzm ḏ-Ḥmln brʾw l-S²m(s¹)
   3  mn(ḍḥ) mḥrmn-w-mqfn l-s¹ʿd-hmw
   4  [nʾ]d ʾṯmrm w-bry (ʾḏn)m [... ...]

Apparatus
See CIH 187 for the mention of the tribe Ḥmln.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] and Whbʾl and their son Lḥyʿṯt
   2  descendants of Hzm ḏ-Ḥmln made the construction to S²ms¹,
   3  the tutelary deity of the sanctuary and the cult place (? lit: cult stone), so that He may grant them
   4  abundance of crops and soundness of faculties [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 66
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤāz
Ancient siteḤzym
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 100-101 (facsimile)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Robin 1982 a: pl. 72aRobin, 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.