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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
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary
GENERAL NOTES
Chronologically, the text could also be of period C.
TEXT marker
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[... ...]
Apparatus 2 See BynM 276 for the integration of the God's name. 4 Line 4 written on the left side of the object.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 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 INFORMATIONDeposit 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 PROVENANCEOrigin 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