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CIH 181
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 114, fig. 85
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 [... ...]bn w-b[ny-... ...]
2 [..]bnw Btʿ ʾq[wl s²ʿ]—
3 [b]n S¹mʿy hqnyw s²[ym-hm]—
4 w Tʾlb Rymm bʿl [S²ṣrm]
5 l-s¹ʿd-hmw ḥẓym w-nʿ[mtm]
6 w-mngt ṣdqm w-l-ḏ[t nʿ]—
7 mt [w]-t[nʿ]m[n l-bny Btʿ]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...].. and (his?) son(s) [... ...] 2 .. descendants of Btʿ, ʾqwl of the tribe 3 Samaʿi, dedicated to their Patron 4 Tʾlb Rymm Master of S²ṣrm, 5 so that He may grant them goodwill, prosperity 6 and good luck, and because it has been 7 and will be favourable for the banū Btʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 35, w. 35 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥāz |
| Ancient site | Ḥzym |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl S²ṣrm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 114-115 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |