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CIH 534
Conti Rossini 1931: 42
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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 S²hrm bn Lḥyʿṯt w-L(ʾ)—
2 mm ʾḥnkn ʾdm mlk S¹—
3 bʾ hqny ʾlh-hw ḏ-S¹mw—
4 y bʿl Bqrm ṣlmn ḏ-ḏh—
5 bn l-wfy-hw w-wfy wld-h—
6 w w-kl ḏ-byt-hmw w-qny-h—
7 mw b-ḏt Bʿdnm w-ḏ-S¹mwy
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 S²hrm son of Lḥyʿṯt and Lʾ- 2 mm, the Hanakites, vassals of the king of 3 Sabaʾ, dedicated to his god ḏ-S¹mwy, 4 Master of Bqrm, this statue in bronze, 5 for his safety and the safety of his 6 children, all what belongs to their house, and of their properties; 7 by ḏt Bʿdnm and ḏ-S¹mwy. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 46, w. 40 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ḏ-S¹mwy bʿl Bqrm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Conti Rossini 1931: 42 | Conti Rossini, Carlo (=Karolus) 1931. Chrestomathia Arabica Meridionalis Epigraphica. Rome: Istituto per l'Oriente. |