ThUM 68
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Chronologically, the text could also be of period C. |
TEXT
1 [...](ṯ)t bn Nbʿm hqny l-m[rʾ-hw]
2 [Bʿ](l)-Fqḥnm ḏn mqṭrn[ ...]
3 [... ...]-(h)w ḏ-tnḍʿ-hw w-l-ʿs¹mn m(t)[ʿn... ...]
4 →[... ...ḏ](n) ywmn l[... ...]
| 2 | See BynM 276 for the integration of the God's name. |
| 4 | Line 4 written on the left side of the object. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [...]ṯt son of Nbʿm dedicated to his Lord 2 Bʿl Fqḥnm, this incense burner [because] 3 [... ...] what he implored Him, and may He continue to save [... ...] 4 [... ...] this day [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, University Museum, ThUM 68 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (mqṭr) |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 21, w. 31, th. 13 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Bʿl Fqḥnm |
| Link to site record |