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CIH 433


Calvet and Robin 1997: 161-162, cat. 82

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
Royal inscriptionYes

GENERAL NOTES

80-100 CE.

TEXT

marker


   1  Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn mlk S¹bʾ
   2  bn Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ hḫdṯ w-
   3  hgbʾn ʾṣlm w-hqny ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏb—
   4  [n ... ...]

Apparatus
3According to Robin, hqny is the plural of the verbal noun hqnyt.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, king of Sabaʾ,
   2  son of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, restored and
   3  handed over the statues and dedications of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn
   4  [... ...]
2-3"a restauré et remis en place" (Robin).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 1540
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 19.5, w. 46.5, th. 8.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 161-162, cat. 82Calvet, 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.