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CIH 317
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Text classified as Middle Sabaic for the presence of the word qwl. Halévy read the inscription in the site of Širs¹ʿi, in Arḥab region, not distant from Ṣanʿāʾ. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]ʿms²fq qwl S¹mʿy bny [... ...]
2 [... ...]ywm hqn(y)[... ...]
3 [... ...]b-Krbʾl [... ...]
4 [... ...] (b)-(T)ʾlb [... ...]
5 [... ...]
| 1 | bn (CIH). |
| 2 | Halévy reads: hqnhdwlz; CIH corrects: hqny ʾlm[qh nfs¹-hw w-bn-h. |
| 3 | Halévy reads: b-Krbʾl ḏq(b)s²ʿb, with reversed s²; CIH corrects; w Krbʾl w-qny s²ʿb[hw ..... b-ʾlm. |
| 4 | Halévy reads: qḫtw( b)t(b)ʾl(b) w; CIH corrects: qh bn Tʾlb w[-b ... ... w-b. |
| 5 | Halévy reads: (ṯ)llb ʾḫw; CIH corrects: Yllm ʾs²w[ʿ w-b. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (Arḥab) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |