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BynM 22
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The archaeological context of the object is not clear. It is possible that it was placed in a private house, as it is dedicated to the tutelary deity (mḍḥ) Ṣnʿn. |
TEXT
1 [.]y[.]ʾbn w-ḥs²kt-hw w-ʾlwd-[hm]—
2 y Mrṯ[d]m (w)-Rybm bnw ʿbdm hq(ny)[w]
3 [mq]ṭrn l-mḍḥ-hmw Ṣnʿn l-<w>fy gryb[t-hmw]
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [..]ʾbn and his wife and their children 2 Mrṯdm and Rybm, of the family ʿbdm dedicated 3 this incense burner to their tutelary deity Ṣnʿn, for the safety of their persons. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Baynūn, Museum, BynM 22 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner (mqṭr) |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 23, w. 28, th. 17 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Baynūn |
| Ancient site | Bynn |
| Geographical area | Khawlân |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The client's wife is joined in the dedication. The word ḥs²kt is used, which will become common only in the inscriptions of the late Sabaic period.