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CIH 342 a
CIH: pl. XXXVII/2
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 Ns²ʾkrb ʾwtr
2 bn Btʿ hqny T—
3 ʾlb Rymm ʿd—
4 y Qdmn ḏ-Dmh<n>
5 ṣlmnhn bn ʿ—
6 s²r yʿs²rnn-hw |
7 (l)-ms²mt-hmw ḏ-ḍ—
8 rʿm ḏ-ʾrḍ Qrʿ—
9 mtn w-l s¹ʿd-h—
10 mw nʿmtm w-
11 ʾṯmrm ʿdy ʾ—
12 ʿnb-hmw |
| Reversed letter n throughout the inscription; letter ḏ in "close" shape, with top and bottom horizontal traits. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ns²ʾkrb ʾwtr 2 of the banū Btʿ dedicated to 3 Tʾlb Rymm in 4 Qdmn of Dmhn 5 two statues from the tithe 6 they offered him 7 for their fields of grape 8 of the territory of Qrʿmtn 9 and so that he should grant 10 them favours and 11 crops in their 12 vineyards. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7481 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 98, w. 22, th. 22 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Ḥuqqa |
| Ancient site | Dmhn |
| Geographical area | Banī al-Ḥārith |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm ʿdy Qdmn |
| Link to site record |