Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 Nhyt son of Mlkm 2 dedicated to ḏ-S¹mwy 3 ḏ-ʾḏnn the incense burner 4 for his safety. |
Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (mfḥm) |
Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 38 (h. top 18, h. bottom 20), w. top 21, w. bottom 17.5-21 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ḏ-S¹mwy ḏ-ʾḏnn |
Link to site record |
Ṭaīrān 2000: 50-58 (photos and facsimile); colour photo on the cover of the journal | Ṭaīrān, Sālim A. 2001. Maḏbaḥ baḫūr (mfḥm) ʿalay-hi naṣṣ ihdāʾī li-l-maʿbūd Ḏī Samāwī. Adūmātū, 1: 50-58. |