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CIH 693
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 - fragmentary | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [ʿlhn Nhfn] w-bny-h—
2 [w S²ʿrm] ʾwtr mlky
3 [S¹bʾ bn]y Yrm ʾymn m—
4 [lk S¹b](ʾ) s²my ṯlṯnhn
5 [... ...] ṣlm bʿl [... ...]
6 [... ...] ʾmṭr [... ...]
7 [... ...]rn y [... ...]
8 [... ...]
| Ll.1-4: Ryckmans' reading; ll.5-8 CIH's reading. | |
| L.6: ʾmṭr might be a group according to CIH. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Jacques 1951 b: 133-150 | Ryckmans, Jacques 1951. Yarim Ayman II, roi de Saba (CIH 308, 328, 401 et 693). Le Muséon, 64: 133-150. |