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MṢM 4341
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| This is likely to be a fragment of legal text on account of the verb wḥb. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] w-s²ʿbn ḏ-Hgrn [... ...]
2 [... ...]ḥbnn w-hwḥ[bn ... ...]
3 [... ...]w(n)n b-mbʿl s²y[m... ...]
4 [... ...](m)bʿl Mtbʿm [... ...]
5 [... ...]m w-Tʾlb bʿl [... ...]
6 [... ...]dm l-y(s¹twḥ)[b](nn) [... ...]
| 1 | For the tribe ḏ-Hgrn, compare CIH 224. |
| 4 | Mtbʿm is a name of sanctuary in Ja 629, 46 (ʾlmqh bʿl Mtbʿm) and CIH 40, 5. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 4341 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 12, w. 21, th. 6.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | ʿAmrān (Surroundings) |
| Ancient site | ʿmrn |
| Geographical area | ʿAmrān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
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