MṢM 161
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 | 2.1 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Nʿmm ḏt
2 S²wṭṭ((S²wḍṭ)) h—
3 qnyt ʾlh-
4 h ʿrs¹n |
| 1 | Letter m reversed. |
| 2 | The name could be that of a man or group. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Nʿmm of 2 S²wṭṭ (or: S²wḍṭ) de- 3 dicated to her God 4 ʿrs¹n. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 161 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 16, w. 12, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Banū Ḥushaysh |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Banū Ḥushaysh |
| Country | Yemen |
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