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CIH 276
CIH: i/iii, 285
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 | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription was found near a cistern called ʿArīm al-Mādjil in the ruins of al-Qaṣr (350 m from Ruwaʾ). |
TEXT
1 [... ...]Rbs²ms¹m ʾ(ẓ)lm w[.]ḥ[... ...]n brʾw (by)t-hmw [... ...]
2 ... ...s²[... ... ]w-mḥmt-hmw ḏ-M[... ...]tn [..]m[.]rt ḏ-qdm-hw w-nqzw [... ...]
3 [... ...]wyn ḏ-(ḫ)l[.] byt-hmw [... ...]m[... ...]-(h)mw Tbʿkrb( )(Y)zʾn bn [... ...]
4 [... ...]t-(h)mw w-b-kl[... ...] w-(ʿ)ṯtr b[ʿl] Mḏbʾ w-(Hbs¹) w-Tʾlb Rymm[ ... ...]
5 [... ...]w-mn[ḍ](ḥ)y-hmw [... ...]-hmw
| 2 | mnrt (CIH), or mdrt. |
| 4 | The god Hbs¹ is not readable in the facsimile. |
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 |
| Link to site record |