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Ry 576


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1958 a: pl. V

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text

GENERAL NOTES

Although it is boustrophedon, the text is palaeographically not archaic, and perhaps belongs to the very beginning of the Middle Sabaic.

TEXT

marker


   1  [Mʿ](dkrb)
   2  bn ʾ(nf)
   3  hqny ʾ—
   4  [l]mqh bʿ—
   5  [l ʾw]ʿl

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Mʿdkrb,
   2  son of ʾnf,
   3  dedicated to
   4  ʾlmqh, Lord
   5  of the ibexes.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBombay, Museum, n. 110
Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 16.5, w. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1958 a: 115-116, pl. VRyckmans, Gonzague 1958. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Seizième série. Le Muséon, 71: 105-119.