Schm/Samsara 2
Schmidt 1982 d: 98, fig. 30
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Yq←dmʾl r←s²w Wd—
2 m hqny→ʾlkbr→w-b
3 Yṯʿ←ʾmr w←b Ḏmrʿly w-b→ʾlkrb→w-b
4 Ns²ʾ←yfʿ
| 2 | The beginning of the closing formula with w-b instead of b- could indicate that the name of a god have been omitted by mistake. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Yqdmʾl, Priest of Wd- 2 m, dedicated ʾlkbr. And by 3 Yṯʿʾmr, by Ḏmrʿly, by ʾlkrb, by 4 Ns²ʾyfʿ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar |
| Shape | Squared |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 30, w. 23, th. 13 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 1982 a: 103-104, fig. 30 | Müller, Walter W. 1982. Die Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum ḏū-Masma'im. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 101-106. |