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CIH 203+CIH 182+CIH 183
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 72-73, figs 33-34
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] Btʿ w-Mʿ[.]r w-S¹ḫ[y]mm w-ḏ-N[ʿmn ... ...]—
2 n ʿṯtr S²<r>qn [ʿ]b[d]-h[w] S¹<ʿ>dtʾlb Yhṯb b-s¹[... ...]
3 [... ...]m l[... ...]
4 [... ...] l-mrʾ-hmw ʿṯtr S²rqn nṭʿtn w-[... ...]—
5 [..]n ḏt ʾrḍ Rdm[n] w-b-kl ʾbrṯ ʾtm[t... ...]
6 [...] w-mḫṭr [ʾ]byt-hmw w-ʾs²ʿb-hmw [... ...]
| 1-3 | CIH 203; ll. 4-5: CIH 182; l.6: CIH 183. Glaser already supposed CIH 182 and CIH 183 were part of the same inscription. CIH 203 was joined to those by Mordtmann and Mittwoch. |
| 1 | Mʿ[y]r or Mʿ[h]r (CIH); Mʿ[q]r or Mʿ[ṯ]r (Mordtmann and Mittwoch). |
| 2 | b-s¹[lmn w]-b-[ḍrm (CIH). |
| 4 | w-rṯdw] mrʾ-hmw, and at the end ʾbytn w-ʾ[s²ʿbn (CIH). |
| 5 | nt[ (CIH). |
| 6 | w-l ymnʿnn m]rʾ-hmw ḫṭr (CIH). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 18, w. 80 (CIH 203); h. 27, w. 65 (CIH 182+CIH 183) |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥāz |
| Ancient site | Ḥzym |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 72-77 (facsimiles) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |