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A-20-1029
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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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [... ...]m w-Rʾbm ← (h)qny ʾḫḫtn w-rṯd ← wld-hw (ʾ)ḫḫ[tn]
| The last two ḫ are reversed. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...]m and Rʾbm dedicated to ʾḫḫtn, and committed his children to ʾḫḫtn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-1029 |
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table » Undefined |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 10, w. 26, th. 39.9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The god ʾḫḫtn is only invoked in the other archaic text YM 28823, which comes from Haram.