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CIH 395


Calvet and Robin 1997: 219, cat. 136

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

TEXT

marker


   1  Mrṯdm bn Rʾb—
   2  n qf ʾlmqh bʿ—
   3  l ʾwm b-ʾrḍ-hmw l-w—
   4  fy ʾṯmr-hmw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mrṯdm son of Rʾb-
   2  n did set up the stela (for) ʾlmqh Master
   3  of ʾwm in their land, for
   4  the safety of their crops.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 4693
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16.5, w. 17.5, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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CULTURAL NOTES

The votive stone in honour of ʾAlmaqah is placed in the middle of the author's agricultural property for the protection of the crops.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 219-220, cat. 136Calvet, 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.