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MṢM 4502
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 | about 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [..]hbr(ʾ)[ ..]ws³f w-hfʿl w-h(ʿ)[... ...]
2 (w)-ṣll w-tḥẓt w-s²ʿrt mnqb [... ... m]—
3 nqln ʿdy ḫlfn ḏ-ys¹myn (Y)[... ... ... ...]—
4 fr ḏ-r[... ... b]-rd(ʾ) w-ʾḫyl [... ...]
5 [... ...]
| The lacuna could be on the left side too. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 4502 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 42, th. 22 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Taʿizz (surroundings) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Taʿizz |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Agricultural irrigation context |
| Link to site record |