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CIH 351
Mordtmann 1893: pl. IV/2686
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 [Hʿn bn ] Ḥlḥl [hqn]—
2 [y] (T)ʾlb Rymm ʿdy [mḥ]—
3 (r)mn ḏ-Rḥbn ṣlmn [ḥg-n]
4 wqh-hw b-ms¹ʾl-hw [ḏ]-
5 (s¹)tmlʾ b-ʿm-hw b-ḥ(l)[ẓ]
6 (r)gly-hw w-l s¹ʿd-hmw
7 [n]ʿmtm w-mngt ṣdqm w-l
8 [ḫ](ryn)-hw ʿbd-hw (H)ʿ(n) [b]—
9 [n Ḥlḥl w]-rgly-h[w b]n [b]—
10 [ʾs¹](t)m w-n*ḍ*ʿ-s²nʾm w-l[ s¹]—
11 [ʿd-hm](w) rḍw ʾmrʾ-h[mw]
12 (ʾmlk )(S¹)bʾ b-Tʾl[b ... ...]
| 5 | b-ḥg (CIH). |
| 10 | The engraver made a mistake in writing the ḍ. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hʿn descendant of Ḥlḥl dedi- 2 cated to Tʾlb Rymm in the 3 temple ḏ-Rḥbn the statue, as 4 He ordered him in His oracle, which 5 he sought from Him, concerning his feet 6 trouble; and may He grant them 7 prosperity and good luck, and may 8 He save him, his servant Hʿn descendant 9 of Ḥlḥl and his feet from the 10 evil and harm of any enemy, and may He 11 grant them the satisfaction of their lords 12 the kings of Sabaʾ, by Tʾlb [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Berlin, Altes Museum (formerly Königlisches Museum), 2686 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 52, w. 25 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm ʿdy mḥrmn ḏ-Rḥbn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Mordtmann 1893: 33, pl. IV | Mordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann. |