INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]dʿ bn Mhlm mlʾ mḥfdn S¹[... ... ... ... b-]mḥr S¹mhʿly ywm ʿ[... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
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1 [... ...]dʿ son of Mhlm completed the tower S¹[... ...... ...] by the order of S¹mhʿly when [... ...]
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OBJECT INFORMATION
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin and provenanceModern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
Ancient site | Ns²qm |
Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Urban context: City walls |
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