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BynM 202
By kind permission of GOAM
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 | 1.7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [..](ʿ)n (bn) Ns¹rn (hqny) mrʾt-h ʿzy(n) [bʿ]—
2 (l)t mḥr<m>n S¹fly ṣlmm b-grmy ḏt (h)—
3 [..]yt nḏfn s¹ʿdm ḏ-mw Ns¹rn w-ʿzyn (f)-
4 (l)-tʾḫrn kl ḥmm w-myqẓ s¹wʾm ʿln hw(t)
5 | (m)rwʾn s¹ʿ(dm |)
| 2-3 | h[wr]yt is a possible integration. |
| 5 | mrwʾn can be a fclʾt pattern or a mistake for mrwn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [..]ʿn son of Ns¹rn dedicated to his Lady ʿzyn, 2 Mistress of temple S¹fly, a statue, because (?) She [pro]‒ 3 [vided with water (?)] the channel (?) successfully, that of Ns¹rn. And as for ʿzyn, may 4 She repel any drought (?) and evil calamity upon that 5 irrigation system (or: irrigated fields ?) successfully. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Baynūn, Museum, BynM 202 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 11.7, w. 22.5, th. 8.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿzyn bʿlt Mḥrn |
| Link to site record |