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CIH 264


Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 65; CIH: i/iii, 280

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.1
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  Mʿdkr(b)[ ... ... w-ʾ]—
   2  ḫ-hw b(nw) ʿgn (hw)ṯrw w-hs²qrn m(ḥ)[fd]-(hm)[w ... ...]

Apparatus
2-3(mḥfd-hm)[w] (R)[...] (Robin).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿdkrb [... ...]
   2  and his brother banu ʿgn founded and completed their tower [... ...].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 26, w. 65
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Kurbāt
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaHabūr Zulayma
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1982 a: ii, 102-103, pl. 65Robin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.