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CIH 240
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 [Lḥy]ṯt ʾ[... ...]
2 [... ...]bny-hmw ʾ[... ...]
3 [.] bnw Zhrm ʾḫw [... ...]—
4 m bny Btʿ hqnyw
5 [ʾ]lmqh bʿl ʿrn ḏn
6 mkntn ʿmdn ʿd[y ʾ]—
7 rḍt-hmw S¹w[... ...]—
8 n [w]-ḏ-ʾḫbbn l-w—
9 fy-hmw w-l-s¹ʿ[d-h]—
10 mw ʾṯmr ṣd[qm]
11 [ʿ]dy ʾrḍ-hm[w b]-
12 ʾlmqh [bʿl ʿrn]
| CIH integrates: | |
| 1-2 | w-ʾḫy-hw w]. |
| 2-3 | ʾ[ḥs²dn]. |
| 3-4 | w-ʾd]m. |
| 7 | S³w[m w-S³hrt]n. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lḥyṯt ʾ[... ...] 2 [... ...] their son ʾ[... ...] 3 . descendants of Zhrm, allies [and vassals] 4 of the banū Btʿ dedicated 5 to ʾlmqh Master of ʿrn this 6 agricultural estate ʿmdn in their 7 lands S¹w[... ...] 8 . and ḏ-ʾḫbbn for their 9 safety and so that He may grant 10 them good crops 11 in their land, by 12 ʾlmqh Master of ʿrn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayt Ghufr |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple ʾlmqh bʿl ʿrn |
| Link to site record |