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MṢM 4511
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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 | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...] →[... bn]w (ʾḥ)grm ʾdm bn [.]—
2 [.... ... ...] →[... ḏ]t-Ḥmym ḏn ms¹l(m)n |
3 [... ...] →[.. ](w)-l s¹ʿd-hmw nʿm(t)m |
| The lost part of the text was engraved on the damaged left face of the offering table. | |
| 1 | letter n reversed. The family ʾḥgrm is attested in some inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqīs. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 4511 |
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table » With bull head as gutter |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 12, w. 37, th. 36 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (surroundings of Ṣanʿāʾ) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |