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CIH 391 RES 627


Calvet and Robin 1997: 138, cat. 67

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 typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾls²rḥ bn Klbm (g)rbtn w-Nṣr(m) [... ... ʾdm bny]
   2  ḏ-S¹ḥr hḥdṯw w-ʿḏbn qbr[... ...]
   3  bny ḏ-S¹ḥr w-ʿḏb-hw [... ... w-rṯ]—
   4  d-hw ʾlmqh bʿl ʾw[m ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾls²rḥ descendant of Klbm the stonemasons (?) and Nṣrm [... ...] vassals of the banū
   2  ḏ-S¹ḥr restored and repaired [their ?] grave [... ...]
   3  the banū ḏ-S¹ḥr, and they repaired it [... ...] and they committed
   4  it to ʾlmqh Master of ʾwm [... ...].
1Robin thinks that grbtn is a plural of grbyn agreeing in number with the clan's name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 5962=MNB 996
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 10, w. 47.7, th. 9.7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaʾrib
Ancient siteMryb / Mrb
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 137-138, cat. 67Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.