Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 Rybm Ygʿr of ʿnn and S²myr Yṯbr of Mʾḏnm 2 and S¹ʿdm Yrfd of the banu Rmt dedicated to their Patron 3 Tʾlb Rymm Lord of Ḫḍʿtn of the town ʾknṭ this statue 4 from their booty of the land of Mhʾnfm and for that He may grant 5 them to make a conspicuous massacre and may continue, 6 Tʾlb, to grant booty to them and assure safety to them and grant them 7 the favour of their lords the banu Hmdn and the tribe Ḥs²dm 8 and the prosperity of faculties and material resources and humiliate their war 9 and their enemies; by Tʾlb Rymm. |
Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7479 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 35, w. 47 |
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Modern site | Kāniṭ |
Ancient site | ʾknṭ |
Geographical area | Arhab |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn |
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