CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Calvet and Robin 1997: 112, cat. 22

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]bt Wr↯dm w-l-yqmʿn
   2  [... ...] w-yhb↯ʾs¹n b-hw

Apparatus
2To be noticed the use of the prefix conjugation in place of the usual participial form.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] daughter of Wrdm, and may [... ...]
   2  overthrow [... ...] and (the one) who will damage it.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 1131
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 23.5, w. 28, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 111-112, cat. 22Calvet, 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.