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CIH 269
CIH: i/iii, 282
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 - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Glaser read the inscription on a column reemployed in a wall. |
TEXT
1 ʿmkrb N[... ... Mḥ]—
2 (y)lm hqn[y ... ...]
3 qny-hw ywm[ ... ...]
4 w-ʾḥm[.] bʿl[... ...]
5 ḏ-hymm tʾm[... ... S¹]—
6 bʾ w-Bkl[m ... ...]—
7 wm b[... ...]
| CIH restores completely the inscription. | |
| 1-2 | CIH prefers to restore Bklm. |
| 4 | CIH suggests ʾḥmrn ("the Ḥimyarites") b-ʿl[y. |
| 4-5 | CIH restores Tʾl]b Rymm tʾmnm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ruwaʾ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Sawd |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |