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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Relief |
Measure of letters | about 3.5 |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...bn](y)-hw Mlʿym ʾ(s²)[... ...]
2 [... ...] mqtwtn ʾr(ḥ)bn[ ... ...]
3 [... ...]rʿ-hw b-kl tḥẓ[t... ...]
4 [... ...]my hwt bytn [... ...]
5 [... ...q]fm w-mḥrbm w-ws³[... ...]
6 [... ...]mtm w-mwglm w-[... ...]
7 [... ...]w w-mẓll-hw w-ḥ[... ...]
8 [... ... m]krb-hmw (ʾ)ḥ[lk ... ...]
9 [... ...]km b-s¹r-hmw [... ...]
10 [... ...]rkm l-r[... ...]
11 [... ...]b[... ...]
Apparatus |
5 | possibly to be restored s¹]qfm | 6 | mnh]mtm is a possible restoration. | 8 | See a similar expression in Gar Bayt al-Ashwal 1/5. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 215 |
Support type | Artefact » Slab |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 42, w. 31, th. 8 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Archaeological context | Urban context: Private house |
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