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CIH 42
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... L](ḥy)ʿṯt w-Whbʾl [... ...]
2 [... ...](n h)gr-hmw Ns³ftm bn m[... ...]
3 [... ...ʿd](n)m w-b [ʾl]-(hmw) (ʿṯ)[tr ... ...]
| 1-2 | brʾw w-hwṯrn w-gnʾn (CIH). |
| 2 | CIH corrects bn m[ in b-ʾl[mqh w-ḏt Ḥmym. |
| 2-3 | ḏt B]ʿdnm (CIH). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḍāf |
| Ancient site | Ḍfw |
| Geographical area | Dhamār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | Inscription reemployed at Ḍāf into the wall of the city mosque. |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Yakār |
| Ancient site | Ygrn |
| Geographical area | Dhamār |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |