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RES 4014 RW 131; Chelhod 26


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 118, n. 88

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT

marker


   1  (ʾ)k(y)f w-(b)n-hw (b)nw [....]s¹[...]
   2  [ḥmdm] b-ḏt hwfy Tʾlb ʿbd-(h)[w ...]
   3  [w-l-w]f[y] bny-hw Mrṯdm w-ʾḫ-h[w ....]
   4  w-l-s¹(ʿd)-hmw ḥẓy w-rḍw (m)[rʾ-hmw ...]
   5  [w-l s¹ʿ](d)-hmw ʾṯmr ṣdqm [....]
   6  [ʿdy ʾrḍ-hmw w-ʾs¹rr-hm]w w-m[s²]y[mt-hmw]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾkyf and his son, of the family [... ...]
   2  [in praise] because Tʾlb gratified His servant [...]
   3  and for the safety of his son Mrṯdm and of his brother [....]
   4  and may He grant them the goodwill and the satisfaction of their lord [... ...]
   5  and He may grant them perfect fruits [....]
   6  in their lands and their valleys and in their fields.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 30, w. 25
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤāz
Ancient siteḤzym
Geographical areaHamdān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe stone inscription is reemployed in an arched doorway.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 118-119, n. 88 (Facsimile)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.