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CIH 222
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 |
TEXT
1 S²rḥ[ʿ]ṯt ʾ[...] w-b—
2 ny [... ...] w-S¹[ʿ]dʾwm
3 w-H[... ...]n bn[w]
4 Btʿ w-H[mdn w-b]ny-hmw |
5 hqnyw [s²ym-h]mw T[ʾl]—
6 b Rym[m bʿl] S²ṣrm (l)-
7 s¹ʿd-hm[w h]ẓym w-nʿm—
8 tm w-mngt [ṣdqm w-l]
9 ḏt nʿmt w-tnʿmn l-[b]—
10 ny Btʿ w-s²ʿb-hmw [b]-
11 Tʾlb Rymm [... ...]
12 [... ...]
| CIH's reading. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²rḥʿṯt ʾ[...] and [his] sons 2 [... ...], S¹ʿdʾwm 3 and H[... ...]n, descendants of 4 Btʿ and Hamdān, and their sons 5 dedicated to their Patron Tʾl‒ 6 b Rymm Master of S²ṣrm, so that He may 7 grant them goodwill, prosperity 8 and good luck, and because 9 it has been and will be favourable, for 10 the banū Btʿ and their tribe, by 11 Tʾlb Rymm [... ..] 12 [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| 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 Tʾlb Rymm bʿl S²ṣrm |
| Link to site record |