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CIH 353bis


Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 202, fig. 159

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  S¹ʿdʾwm [... ...]
   2  Ṯqf bny Q[... ... hqny s²]—
   3  (y)m-hmw Tʾlb Rymm [bʿl]
   4  Ḥdṯnn ḏ-Wʿrn ṣlmn [... ...]
   5  [.] ḥmdw mqm Tʾlb [... ...]
   6  [h]wfy-hmw (b)-(k)l ʾmlʾ[w s¹tm]—
   7  [lʾ]w (b)-(ʿ)m-[hw w-l-ḏ](t y)[zʾn T]—
   8  [ʾ]lb s¹ʿd-hmw [... ...]
   9  [... ...]
  10  [l]-wfy[-hmw ... ...-h]mw
  11  [.] bn bʾs¹[tm ... ...]

Apparatus
2bny Q[ry]s² (CIH).
4-5[b-kn (CIH).
5[b-ḏt (CIH).
8[bry ʾḏnm (CIH).
10w-l ḫryn-h]m[w (CIH).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteBayt Kulāb
Ancient siteWʿr
Geographical areaRayda
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḥdṯnn ḏ-Wʿrn
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CULTURAL NOTES

Tʾlb Rymm, Master of Ḥdṯnn of Wʿrn. According to Robin (1982: 136, n. 184) this sanctuary has to be distinguished from Ḥdṯnn of Nʿṭ.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 201-203 (photo)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Robin 1982 aRobin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.