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CIH 306
Mordtmann 1893: pl. VII/2677
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...]—
2 ṯb ʾrym w-Ṣd(q)[..]t w-[...]—
3 ʿṯt Yfrʿ w-bn-hmw Rbs²m[s¹]m
4 bnw Fṯkn hqnyw s²ym-hmw (T)—
5 ʾlb Rymm bʿl Trʿt ḏn [..]—
6 s¹n w-rkb-hw l-s¹ʿd-hmw w[fy g]—
7 rbt-hmw w-rḍy ʾmrʾ-hmw [bn]—
8 (y) Hmdn w-s²ʿb-hmw (Ḥs²)dm w-b[..]
9 [... ...]
| 5-6 | ḏn[ fr]s¹n (CIH). |
| 6 | at the end: w[fy b] (CIH). |
| 8-9 | w-b-ḏt [hʿn ]Tʾlb[ ʾbd]-hw[ Hṯb .... (CIH). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] 2 ṯb ʾrym and Ṣdq[..]t and [...]- 3 ʿṯt Yfrʿ and their son Rbs²ms¹m 4 of the banū Fṯkn dedicated to their patron 5 Tʾlb Rymm lord of Trʿt this [horse?] 6 and its rider so that He may grant them the safety 7 of their persons and the satisfaction of their lords 8 banū Hamdān and their tribe Ḥs²dm and 9 [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Berlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2677 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 39, w. 42 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿUṣām |
| Ancient site | ʿṣmm |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Trʿt |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann 1893: pl. VII | Mordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann. |