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CIH 648


Rhodokanakis 1936: 48-53, 60-67

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

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   1  ʾls²rḥ ʾs²wʿ w-bny-hw ʾḥs³s³ ↯ ʾs¹ʿd w-bn-hw Mrṯdʾln bnw S²—
   2  rqn w-Ḏqṭwtn w-Ns²ʾn ḏ-S³yrm (ʾ)↯qwl w-mḥrg s²ʿbn Rdmn ḏ-S¹lf—
   3  n brʾw w-hqs²b mḏqnt w-ms³wd ↯ [w]-ṣrḥt w-mẓllt byt-hmw Nʿmn
   4  w-byt-hmw Nʿmn f-ʿḏbw w-hẓl w-hṣr[ḥ] ↯ w-ḥẓyn tḥẓyt w-nkl kl ṣdqm

Apparatus
1-2S²rfn (CIH).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾls²rḥ ʾs²wʿ and his son ʾḥs³s³ ʾs¹ʿd and the son of the latter Mrṯdʾln, banū S²-
   2  rqn, Ḏqṭwtn and Ns²ʾn of S³yrm, princes and governors of the tribe Rdmn ḏu-S¹lfn,
   3  constructed and completed the entrance-hall (?), the hall, the courtyard (or: upper rooms) and covered structure (?) of their palace Nʿmn,
   4  and concerning their palace Nʿmn, they repaired, covered, realized the courtyard (or: the upper rooms) and finished off the completion and the work of the whole structure properly.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositIstanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7506
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 33, w. 136
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteTaʿizz
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaTaʿizz
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rhodokanakis 1936: 48-53, 60-67Rhodokanakis, Nikolaus 1936. Zur Interpretation Altsüdarabischer Inschriften I. Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, 43: 21-76.