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CIH 72
Jändl 2009: 223, pl. III
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 | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| For a general hypothesis of a date for the bronze tablets from ʿAmrān, cf. Avanzini 2008 b. |
TEXT
1 [... ... ḏ]n ms³ndn ḥg-n wqh-hmw ʾlmqh b-ms¹[—
2 ʾl-hw ... ...] ʾlmqh ṣdq-hmw w-hwfyn-hmw
3 [... ...] ʾmrʾ-hmw bny Mrṯdm w-l ḫl—
4 [... ...] nʿmt w-tnʿmn l-bny Yhfrʿ
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] this tablet, as ʾlmqh bade them in His oracle 2 [... ...] ʾlmqh was good towards them and protected them 3 [... ...] their lords, the banū Mrṯdm, and for the power 4 [... ... for what] has been favourable and may be favourable to banū Yhfrʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 48455=1862,1028.3 |
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 20.5, w. 55.5, th. 0.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Hrn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jändl 2009: 81, pl. III | Jändl, Barbara 2009. Altsüdarabische Inschriften auf Metall. (Epigraphische Forschungen auf der Arabischen Halbinsel, 4). Tübingen: Wasmuth / Berlin: Wasmuth. |
| Avanzini 2008 b | Avanzini, Alessandra 2008. Criteri editoriali per la pubblicazione dello CSAI. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 31: 145-157. |