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BynM 410B
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5.1 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]-(h)my Mrṯdʾl(hn)( w)[ ... ...]
2 [... ...]t-hmw ḏ-Yʿll ẓbrm [... ...]
3 [... ...]hw-f-ṯwbw w-gyrn w-ms¹(r)[... ...]
4 [... ... ]w-wqr w-hṣrbn w-rḥ(b)[... ...]
5 [... ...]m w-(ʾ)ḫ[..]m [w-](f)nwm[ ... ...]
| All the letters r are reversed. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Baynūn, Museum, BynM 410 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 11.4, w. 19.5, th. 9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (al-Ḥadāʾ) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The inscription probably comes from an irrigation-agricultural context. |
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