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By kind permission of Kh. Noman

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT

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   1  [... ... ... ...](b)ʿ(ṯt) w-(bn)[... ...]
   2  [... ...]r w-Ns¹rn w-Gs²m[.] w-bn-hm(w)[ ... ...]
   3  [... ...]t bnw Ns¹rn brʾw byt-hmw[ ... ...]
   4  [... ... bn mw](ṯ)rm [ʿ]dy s²(q)rm b-r(dʾ) ʾl(ʾ)l[t-hmw ... ...]

Apparatus
It is not clear whether there are lacunae on both sides or the stone is complete on the right side.
1The line is edited by Lundin (without photograph) as the last one of the inscription (l.4): [... ...]bʿṯt w-b-[rdʾ ... ...].

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]bʿṯt and the son[... ...]
   2  [... ...] and Ns¹rn and Gs²m[.] and their son [ ... ...]
   3  [... ...] descendants of Ns¹rn built their house [... ...]
   4  [... ...] from foundations to top, with the help of their gods [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteDhamār
Ancient siteḎmr
Geographical areaDhamār
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grjaznevič 1978: 40Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.