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CIH 293
CIH: I/IV, pl. XXVII
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 [... ...](ṯnn) ḏ-Nʿṭm w-b-mqm s²ym-hmw Tʾlb [... ...]—
2 ḥy-hmw w-b-mqm S²ms¹-hmw bʿlt Brtm w-b-mqm ʿṯtr bʿl T(ʾ)[... ...]
3 [w-b]-mqm ʿṯtr bʿl Gmdn w-b-mqm ʾlmqh w-b-mqm Wdm ḏ-Ḥṭbn w-l[... ...]
4 [.](ḫ)mrn ʾmrʾ-hmw ʿṯtr S²rqn w-Tʾlb Rymm bn nḍʿ w-s²ṣy s²[nʾm ... ...]
| 1-2 | [mn]ḍḥy-hmw (CIH). |
| 4 | ]ḏmrn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] ḏ-Naʿiṭ and by the authority of their Patron Tʾlb Rymm [... ...] 2 their tutelary deities and by the authority of their S²ms¹, Lady of Brtm and by the authority of ʿṯtr Lord of Tʾ[... ...] 3 and by the authority of ʿṯtr Lord of Gmdn and by the authority of ʾlmqh and by the authority of Wdm ḏu-Ḥṭbn [... ...] 4 and may protect their Lords ʿṯtr S²rqn and Tʾlb Rymm from harm and malice of the enemies [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7498 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 70, th. 14-18 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Nāʿiṭ |
| Ancient site | Nʿṭm |
| Geographical area | Rayda |
| Country | Yemen |
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