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RES 4156


Johannes H. Mordtmann and Eugen Mittwoch
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: n. 41, pl. XIII

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural

TEXT

marker


   1  nfs¹ Ḥqbs²f bt ʾ—
   2  [.... ... ... b]y[t] (W)h—
   3  (bʾ)wm bn Mlḥm (w)-q—
   4  [mʿ] ʿṯtr S²rqn kl ʾns¹-y—
   5  [ḫrs²]n w-ys²trn nfs¹n

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Funerary monument of Ḥqbs²f, daughter of
   2  ʿ[... ...] of the house of
   3  Whbʾwm ibn Mlḥm,
   4  and may ʿṯtr S²rqn overthrow every man
   5  who will damage and destroy the funerary stela.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, VA 7814
Support typeArtefact (nfs¹)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 20, w. 30
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 53, n. 41, pl. XIIIMordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Himjarische Inschriften in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, 37/1). Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.