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CIH 360
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 | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Authenticity doubtful according to CIH. Wissmann (1964 b: 461, n. 80) suggests to join this fragment to CIH 598. |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 Rḥbn ʿdy ʿ—
2 r-hw ḏ-Zbd ʾr—
3 bʿtn ʾṣlm[n] ḥ—
4 mdm b-ḏt hws²—
5 ʿ Tʾlb Rymm
6 mrʾ-hmw Wh—
7 bʾl Yḥz mlk
8 S¹bʾ w-ʿbd-h—
9 w S¹ʿd{|}tʾlb |
10 Yhṯb ḏ-S¹qḥn
| Emendations to original reading by CIH. | |
| 10 | CIH corrects ḏ-S¹qrn from an original reading b-S¹qḥn |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 13 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (Hamdān) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Hamdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Wissmann 1964 b | Wissmann, Hermann von 1964. Ḥimyar, ancient history. Le Muséon, 77: 429-497. |