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CIH 382
CIH: ii/i, pl. II
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Yḥmʾ(l) bn Y(ḥm)ʾl s²m mḏbḥtn
2 l-ʾ(lm)qh [....]-hmw b-ym [.](bʿ)d w-rṯd—
3 w-(l)-ʾlmqh [... ...] wfy-hmw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yḥmʾl son of Yḫmʾl put this altar 2 for ʾlmqh .. their [...] when they (?); and they entrusted 3 to ʾlmqh [... ...] their safety. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar (mḏbḥt) |
| Shape | Squared |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |