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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Relief |
Measure of letters | 7 |
Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
The inscription is between period B and C. | |
TEXT
1 (ʾ)bkrb bn Tbʿkrb b(n)
2 (Ṣ)dqʾl s²ʾm (w)-qny w-ʿs¹y
3 [...]ʾ w-ḍ(rk) ʿbr-hw ʿnqn
Apparatus |
2 | m reversed. | 3 | It could be integrated [w-br]ʾ. |
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TRANSLATIONS
English | |
1 ʾbkrb son of Tbʿkrb son of
2 Ṣdqʾl purchased, acquired, made
3 [...]. and walled his wadi-side cultivation ʿnqn.
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 32, w. 67, th. 24 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context: ʿnqn |
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