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CIH 676


Calvet and Robin 1997: 95, cat. 4

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. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

The presence of the symbol of the god Almaqah implies a Sabaean cultural area.

TEXT

marker


   1  mḏbḥt bn L—
   2  ʾymm ʾḥnnn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 7361
Support typeArtefact » Offering table (mḏbḥt)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 19.4, w. 24.9, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jawf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
NotesAs the nisbe ʾḥnn shows, the family Lʾymm lived in the city of Ḥnn, to be located near Yathill (cf. RES 4663).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 95, cat. 4Calvet, 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.