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CIH 369
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Textual typology | Construction text |
TEXT
1 Ḫlʾmr bn ʾs³ḫm ʿs¹y ʾḥt ʾṣbʿm
2 bn ṯty yd ʿs²r qbrn S³nḥ bn ṯʿd Ḥmʿṯ—
3 t bn Ḥrʿhr b-ʾlmqh
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḫlʾmr, son of ʾs³ḫm, acquired 2 one part (one finger) of two parts (two hands) of the tenth of the tomb S³nḥ from the possession of Ḥmʿṯt, 3 son of Ḥrʿhr. By ʾlmqh. |
| 1-2 | Following P. Stein 2003 (einen ,Finger' von zwei ,Händen'); "einen Teil von zwei Teilen des Zehntels des Grabes" A. Sima (2001). |
| Sima 2001: 73, n. 7 | Sima, Alexander 2001. Altsüdarabisch lb "Herz", yd "Hand" und lsn "Zunge". Acta Orientalia, 22: 65-80. |
| Stein 2003 a: 125 | Stein, Peter 2003. Untersuchungen zur Phonologie und Morphologie des Sabäischen. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 3). Rahden: Marie Leidorf GmbH / Westf.: Marie Leidorf GmbH. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Tomb S³nḥ |
| Link to site record |