Schm/Samsara 10
Schmidt 1987 b: 183, pl. 34/b
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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 ʿmʾmr bn ʿ—
2 ms²fq bn Yh—
3 wṣt hqny W—
4 dm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿmʾmr, son of 2 ʿms²fq, of the family 3 Yhwṣt, dedicated to 4 Wd. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 70.5, w. 30.5, th. 32 |
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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 |
| Notes | According to the owner of the object, it was recovered inside the cella. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 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. |