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CIH 230 RES 654


Calvet and Robin 1997: 201, cat. 117

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...-h]w (H)wfʾl w-bn-hw Nmrm bnw Nm[rm]
   2  [... ...] w-hnklw ʾrbʿt krfm w-bʾr w-bql
   3  [... ...]ḏ ʾḥwḍ w-ḏ-ʾḥy w-ḏ-S³mkm b-rdʾ |
   4  [... ...]

Apparatus
2bqlw (Robin). "They finished off four basins and a well, and laid out a plantation".

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 1545
Support typeArchitectural structure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 32.5, w. 97, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 201, cat. 117Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.