B 9589 + B 9859
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.5 (B 9589); 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...](q)wl (Y)rs¹m hq[ny ... ...]
2 [... ...] w-wld-hw ywm t[... ... ]
3 [... ...]twkl-hw ʿms²fq (w)[... ... ]
4 [... ...](ʾ)s¹-hmw |
| A man named ʿms²fq bn S¹rwm qwl Yrs¹m is mentioned in CIH 37: 5-6. Yrs¹m belongs to the tribe S¹mʿ (region of Hamdān). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, B 9589+B 9859 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 23, w. 30, th. 13 (B 9589); h. 30, w. 23.5, th. 13 (B 9859) |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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