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A-20-801
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.2 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Palaeographically between period C and D. |
TEXT
1 [... ...](h)m[... ...]
2 [... ...](ʿ)t s¹r(n)[... ...]
3 [... ...]w ʾs²ʿb (Ḫ)[... ...]
4 [... ...]mtlyn kl[... ...]
5 [... ...ḥ]yrw b-hgr(n)[ ... ...]
| It is possible that the text is fragmentary on the upper side too. | |
| 3 | Ḫ[wln Gddn], the main tribal confederation of the territory north of Nāʿit, is a likely integration. |
| 5 | "and they encamped in the city of". This part of the text had to content the historical excursus referring to war expeditions (see also at l.4 mtlyn "obtain as booty", SD: 86). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-801 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 18, w. 16.7, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Nāʿiṭ |
| Ancient site | Nʿṭm |
| Geographical area | Rayda |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |