Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 Yhqm, son of 2 Qfqfm, of the family Ġwr, 3 dedicated to Wd 4 ḏ-Ms¹mʿm Qwmm. |
Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 28, w. (top) 20, th. (top) 20 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Maʾrib |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm |
Notes | Found in the middle of the temple's cella. |
Link to site record |
Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: 185-186, pl. 33/b-c | Müller, Walter W. 1988. Weitere altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum Dhū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 185-189. |
Müller, Walter W. 2007: 17-18, pl. 4/7-8 | Müller, Walter W. 2007. Altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum ḏū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 11: 17-22. |