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CIH 394
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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 (ʿbdʾl)[ ... ...]
2 [.]q(l )(R)[dmn hqny ʾlmqh]
3 (bʿl) ʾwm ṣlm[n ḥmdm b-]
4 [ḏ]t yfʿ l-ʿbd-hw s³[... ...]
5 -hw ʿbdmlk ʾw[tr ... ...]
6 [... ...]w Ydn bn [... ...]
7 [... ...]
| 2 | Maybe ʾlmqh-Ṯhwn. |
| 3 | Maybe ṣlm[n ḏ-ḏhbn ḥmdm b-. |
| 4-5 | Maybe ... ... mrʾy]-hw. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿbdʾl [... ...] 2 ql of Rdmn dedicated to ʾlmqh, 3 Master of ʾwm, the statue [... ...] 4 in praise because He manifested to his servant [... ...] 5 his [... ...] ʿbdmlk ʾwtr [... ...] 6 [... ...] Ydn [... ...] 7 [... ...]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 16, w. 17 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |