Ghul al-Masāğid 1
Bron 1992: 92
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 ʿms¹mʿ bn Ḥywm ḏ-Ḥfry
2 hqny ʾlmqh Ṣdqhmw
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿms¹mʿ, son of Ḥywm of Ḥfry, 2 dedicated to ʾlmqh Ṣdqhmw. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Masājid |
| Ancient site | Mʿrbm |
| Geographical area | Wādī Yalā |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh ḏ-Mʿrbm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 1992: 92, photo | Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites. |