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CIH 290


Mordtmann 1893: pl. III/2676

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC

TEXT

marker


   1  [.]r[... ...]
   2  ʿṯtr (w)-t[... ...]—
   3  mw ḏ-wdn (ḏ)-ḥq(l) (ḏ)[..]k(rb) ʿ[... ...]—
   4  rn l-yḏmḥn ʿ(ṯ)tr (bltn kl s²)[... ...]—
   5  n-hmw ḥ(ṣ)m kl [..]mm ḏ-yʾ(r)y(n) [..]brʾ[.] w-k(w)[n ... ...]
   6  [.]yhr ʾ(b)-ʿṯtr (b)-Ṯnyn b-tḥ(r)[..] l-h(w)t ḥ(r)m(t)n w-k(wn) [... ...]
   7  [....] ʾnm(rm) bn (ʾ)lkrb (bn )(Yhs³ḥm) w-ḥg-n wqh (ʿṯ)t(r) [... ...]
   8  (md)n w-(s²)ʿb-hmw ḏ-hgrn Nʿṭm

Apparatus
1s²r.. (CIH); y]ʿs²rnn (Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934: 51).
2w-T(ʾlb) (CIH); wtk s²ʾm (Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934: 51).
3ḏlḏkrb ʿm (ʾr)ḏṯ (CIH).
4l-yḏbḥn; s²ʾmm ʿmn ʾn (CIH).
5kl ʿṣmm ḏ-yʾtyn l-mbrʾm w-k(wn) (CIH).
6btḥrbn (CIH).
7b-ḫrf (CIH).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2676
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 48, w. 55
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal Thanīn
Ancient siteṮnyn
Geographical areaRayda
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple ʿṯtr bʿl Ṯnyn
NotesDespite being published in the section of texts coming from jabal Thanīn, the inscription is said by CIH to have been found in Riyām.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann 1893: pl. IIIMordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann.
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1934Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1934. Bemerkungen zu altsüdarabischen Inschriften. Orientalia, 3: 42-62.