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DhM 360
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 0.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ḥywm bn Wṣbt hqny-Wdm ḏ-(S³)frm |
2 b-ḏt rfʾ-hw w-hḥrmt ymn Wdm S²hrn bn (n)—
3 s²ʾ-h
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ḥywm of Wṣbt dedicated (this amulet) to Wdm ḏ-S³frm 2 because He protected him. And the right hand of Wdm S²hrn has prohibited from 3 taking it away. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 360 |
| Support type | Artefact » Personal adornment » Pendant |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dimensions | h. 1.5, w. 9, th. 0.07 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (al-Ḥadāʾ) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Ḥadāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |