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CIH 255
CIH: i/iii, 275
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 |
TEXT
1 [... ...] bnw (G)mdm w-[.]wt[... ...]
2 [... ...]w-ʾbwfy w-ʾbḥmd w-(L)[... ...]
3 [... ...]w-Ḫl<ʿ>(ṯ)t bn(y)w Ḥmdm b[... ...]
4 [... ...]m w-s¹[.]ʿ[.]ʿtm bllm lḫm
| 1 | Alternative reading (L)mdm. CIH: w-Hwtrʿṯt. |
| 3 | ḥmdm b[-ḏt s¹ʿd-hmw Tʾlb wfy (or: ḥṣy; CIH). |
| 4 | m w-nʿmtm [w]-bllm l-hm[t ʾs¹rrn (CIH). |
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 |
| Link to site record |