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MṢM 6649
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | about 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
GENERAL NOTES
| Palaeographically to be set at the very beginning of the B period. |
TEXT
1 (W)fdm bn Yb—
2 (ḥ)rʾl ḏ-Ṣnt
3 (ḏ)-ʾhl Gbʾn
4 ʾb Whbʾl w-
5 ʿmydʿ w-Ḥy—
6 wm s³lʾ ʿṯt—
7 (r) ḏ-Qbḍ ʾl Ḥ—
8 (n)ḏr w-ʾlʾl—
9 t Ḥnḏr frʿ—
10 t krb s¹brr
11 ywm ḏbḥ ʿṯ—
12 (tr) (ḏ)-(Qbḍ)( ʾḏ)—
13 [bḥm ... ...]
| 7-9 | Ḥnḏr could also be a name of group (see Moussaief 10). |
| 13 | ʾḏbḥm was followed by a numeral. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Wfdm son of Yb‒ 2 ḥrʾl of Ṣnt 3 of the clan Gbʾn, 4 father of Whbʾl, 5 ʿmydʿ and Ḥy‒ 6 wm dedicated to ʿṯt‒ 7 r ḏ-Qbḍ, god of Ḥ‒ 8 nḏr and to the gods of 9 Ḥnḏr the crops, 10 as an obligation (from which) He has released (him), 11 when he sacrificed to ʿṯ‒ 12 tr ḏ-Qbḍ [... ...] sacrificial victims 13 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 6649 |
| Support type | Monumental stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 93, w. 27, th. 21.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ ʾl Ḥnḏr |
| Link to site record |