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CIH 251
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 139, fig. 117
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Probably period C. |
TEXT
1 S²rḥm Ġyl[n w-]ʾḫ[y]-
2 hw bnw Btʿ [... ...]—
3 [.]n S¹mʿ[y] (ṯ)l(ṯ)[n ... ...]
| 2 | Btʿ ʾqwl [s²ʿ (CIH). |
| 3 | bn S¹mʿ[y] ṯl[ṯn ḏ-Ḥmln (CIH: integration of ll. 2-3 on the basis of CIH 187). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 40, w. 30 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayt Ghufr |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 139 (facsimile) | Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter. |
| Rathjens and Wissmann 1932: fig. 74 | Rathjens, Carl and Wissmann, Hermann von 1932. Vorislamische Altertümer. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 2. (Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiet der Auslandskunde; Völkerkunde, Kulturgeschichte und Sprachen, 38/B; 19). Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter and Co. |