CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Calvet and Robin 1997: 194-195, cat. 111

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 - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...](t)ʿlm bn S¹q—
   2  [rn w-... ... w-ʾ]grm ḏ-Tʾby (ʾ)—
   3  [dm ... ...](w) (Ṣ)hb(n) w-ḥmd
   4  [... ...ḫ](m)r-hw ḏ-S¹my k—
   5  [l ... ...] (w)-hwt ʾbln |
   6  [... ... ] Ṣ(h)bn |

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]tʿlm, son of S¹q-
   2  rn [... ...] and ʾgrm of Tʾby, vassals
   3  of [... ...] Ṣhbn, and he praised
   4  [... ...] ḏ-S¹my granted him all
   5  [... ...] and this camel
   6  [... ...] Ṣhbn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 1546
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 17.5, w. 16.5, th. 5.6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 194-195, cat. 111Calvet, 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.