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CIH 422
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 (ʾ)mts²(ms¹m) ḏt W[.]—
2 [.]n hq(n)[yt ʿṯ]tr mq[ṭr]—
3 n l-s¹ʿd-hmw nʿmt[m]
4 [w]-ʾwldm hnʾm
| 1 | CIH integrates Whrn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾmts²ms¹m of W[.]- 2 [.]n dedicated to ʿṯtr this incense 3 burner, in order that He should grant them prosperity 4 and healthy children. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7490 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (mqṭr) |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 26, w. 17, th. 15 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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