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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 | 1.5 |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ... ṣl](mn) ḏ-ḏhbn ḏ-
2 [... ...](h)w ln hfy—
3 [... ...] (h)mw bn ḏr—
4 [... ...] (q)lmt w-ʿhd
5 [... ... ](w)-ḥm(d)w mqm
6 [... ...]ʿl (s²)—
7 [... ...] ḥyw[... ...]
Apparatus |
6 | A reading s²(b)[ or s²(m)[ is possible. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-166 |
Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 22, w. 15, th. 5 |
Link to object record | |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE