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CIH 194
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 66, fig. 30
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 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 ʾbnʿm bt S²ddyn ḏt Dʾ[.. hqny]—
2 t bʿl{y}-h Qwm hwt [...]n [l]-bny-hmw b-rd[ʾ]
3 mn[ḍ]ḥ-hmw bʿl byt-hmw w-b rdʾ mrʾ-hm[w]
4 [... ... ]bny Btʿ w-[... ...]
| 1 | Dʾ[ḫ (CIH) and Dʾ[yn (Mordtmann and Mittwoch). |
| 2 | On both the facsimiles there is bʿly-h, which is amended as bʿl-h by CIH; Mordtmann and Mittwoch accept instead bʿly-h as a dual or a preposition. The first editors read hwt mqṭrn while the second ones suggest ḫṭbn. At the end of the line: l-bny-h mw[h]bm (CIH). |
| 4 | w-ʾmrʾ-hmw] bny Btʿ w-H[mdn (CIH). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾbnʿm daughter of S²ddyn of the family Dʾ[..] dedicated to 2 her Master Qwm this ? for their sons, by the help 3 of their tutelary deity, Master of their family, and by the help of their lord 4 [... ...] the banū Btʿ [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22, 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 |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 66-69 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |