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 ʿmʾmr, son of 2 ʿms²fq, of the family 3 Yhwṣt, dedicated to 4 Wd. |
Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 70.5, w. 30.5, th. 32 |
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 | According to the owner of the object, it was recovered inside the cella. |
Link to site record |
Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: 188, pl. 34/b | Müller, Walter W. 1988. Weitere altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum Dhū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 185-189. |