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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Only the left part of the inscription is preserved. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] S¹bʾ w-bkln ḏ-Ns²qm hḥd—
2 ṯw l-ḏt Ns²qm bn ʾs³lʾ-h[mw... ...]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] Sabaʾ and the settlers of Ns²qm restored for 2 ḏt Ns²qm from their offerings. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 27.2, w. 80 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2000 a: 229 | Bron, François 2000 [2001]. Deux inscriptions sabéennes sur bronze provenant d'al-Bayḍāʾ. Semitica, 50: 228-229. |