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A-20-212
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Palaeographic style similar to A-20-207. Even though the text refers to building activities, it's not sure whether we deal with a construction inscription or instead with a dedicatory inscription. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] w-Hwfʾl bhny ʿbyd w-Ḥmyn bn[... ...]
2 [... ...]n blqm ʾnf mws¹mm w-ʿḍm w-tqrm[ ... ...]
3 [... ...]ly w-s¹mlk Nkrḥm S²ymn mlkm w-[... ...]
4 [... ...](ʾ)-s¹m w-mbny-s¹m w-ʾs¹ṭr-s¹m ʿṯtr ḏ-[... ...]
| 3 | see M 241, 1 for the phrase: s¹mlk Nkrḥm S²ymn mlkm. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] and Hwfʾl sons of ʿbyd and Ḥmyn son of [... ...] 2 [... ...] in limestone the facing wall, in wood and in stone [... ...] 3 [... ...] and Nkrḥm the Patron invested with the royal authority (?, or gained authority over) [... ...] 4 [... ...] and their construction and their inscriptions to ʿṯtr ḏ-[... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-212 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 28, w. 67, th. 20 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Sholan 2006: 14-21, pl. 1/5 | Sholan, Amida 2006. Dirāsa taḥlīliyya li-naqš maʿīnī ǧadīd. Abǧadiyyāt, 1: 15-21. |