MṢM 185
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| It is highly possible, as the museum catalogue reports, that the inscription originates from as-Sawdāʾ. S²ymn is in fact used as theonym to indicate ʾrnydʿ in the Sabaean texts of the post-Minaean period from that city. The god Nbʿl, written on the top of the object, might be a later add (though the style is similar to that of the main text) or due to some kind of late synchronism between divinities, perhaps as a consequence of control of Nashshān over Kamna at that period. |
TEXT
1 Frqt bn
2 ʾs¹dm rs²—
3 wn hḥdṯ
4 l-S²ymn
| The God's name Nbʿl is written on the top, at the sides of the symbol. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Frqt son of 2 ʾs¹dm, the priest, 3 restored 4 for the Patron. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 185 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 53.5, w. 26, th. 18 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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