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CIH 299


Calvet and Robin 1997: 193, cat. 109

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Ca. 223-253 CE.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...] ṯ(l)ṯ lbʾ(m)[... ...]
   2  [... ... s¹](b)ʾt w-ḍbyʾ [... ...]
   3  [... ... bny Fr](ʿ)m Ynhb mlk [S¹bʾ ... ...]
   4  [... ...] (b)-kl ʾb[rṯ ... ...]

Apparatus
2-3Perhaps to be integrated with the kings' names: ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and his brother Yʾzl Byn, the two kings of S¹bʾ and dhū-Raydān, sons of Frʿm Ynhb, king of Sabaʾ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 1175
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16, w. 14.2, th. 6.8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteNāʿiṭ
Ancient siteNʿṭm
Geographical areaRayda
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 193, cat. 109Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.