CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

Indexes
Tools
Record’s details
CC BY 4.0
The above license applies to the data in this record, but not to any images displayed. The images are the property of third parties and are either used with permission or reproduced from publications (see the credits below each image).

CIH 939


Calvet and Robin 1997: 216, cat. 132

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  Ġf(rm) (bn) Mṯw(b)—
   2  m bn Ybs²r ḏ-hr—
   3  g b-ʿly ms¹qt h—
   4  rt-hw ʾdb

Apparatus
1Reading by Calvet and Robin. The letter m of Ġfrm is not visible on the photo.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ġfrm son of Mṯwbm
   2  ibn Ybs²r, who was killed
   3  on the irrigation canal of
   4  his land ʾdb.
The editors note that the general meaning of the inscription is not sure. They suppose that it commemorates the circumstances of the death of the subject of the text.
Calvet and Robin 1997: 216Calvet, 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.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 4725
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 22.5, w. 26.5, th. 6
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
NotesThe context of origin of the object is supposed on the basis of the translation of the text, which is still uncertain.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 216, cat. 132Calvet, 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.