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CIH 347
CIH: i/iv, pl. XXXVII
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 [..](b)ʿṯt w-[... ...] (bny)-(h)mw Y(ḥ)[...]((Y(h)[...]))
2 w-S¹ʿdm w-(Ḥ)[... ...]zn hqnyw (s²)[ym-h]—
3 mw Tʾlb R(ymm)( b)ʿl Ḫḍʿtn ḏ-hgrn ʾk[nṭ]
4 ḏn ṣlmn ḥmdm b-ḏt hwfy w-mtʿn ʿbd-hw [..]—
5 bʿṯt b-ḍr kwn byn ḫms¹nhn S¹bʾ w-Ḥmyr[m]
6 w-s¹ʿd-hw Tʾlb m(hr)gt ṣdqm w-mltm w-b-ḏ—
7 (t) mtʿ-hw Tʾlb Rymm bn ṯʾr ṯʾr b-hgr—
8 n Wʾln ḏ-Rdmn w-Tʾlb Rymm yzʾn s¹ʿd ʾ—
9 dm-hw nʿmt(m) [w-w]fym w-bry (ʾ)ḏnm w-mqymtm w-r—
10 (ḍ)[w ʾ](m)r(ʾ)[-hmw ](w)-s²ʿb-hm(w)[ b]-(Tʾl)b Rymm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] their sons [... ...] 2 and S¹ʿdm and [... ...] dedicated to their Patron 3 Tʾlb Rymm Lord of Ḫḍʿtn of the town ʾknṭ 4 this statue in praise because he saved and protected his servant [..]bʿṯt 5 in the war that occurred between the armies of Sabaʾ and Ḥimyar 6 and granted him, Tʾlb Rymm, a conspicuous massacre and a booty and because 7 Tʾlb Rymm saved him from the revenge he took on the town 8 of Wʾln of Rdmn and may Tʾlb Rymm continue to grant their vassals 9 favour and safety and prosperity of faculties and material resources 10 and satisfaction of their lords and their tribe; by Tʾlb Rymm. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7477bis |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 32, w. 52, th. 20 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kāniṭ |
| Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
| Geographical area | Arhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn |
| Link to site record |