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Bāsh 13
By kind permission of M. Bāsalāmah
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The similarity in the writing style with Ja 413 from the same site, dated to the reign of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb king of Sabaʾ and ḏū-Raydān and his son Wtrm, is evident. Note that in Ja 413 also occurs the word ḫms¹tn, referring to the number of statues dedicated to Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Kbdm. |
TEXT
1 [... ... ]Tʾl(b)[ ... ...]
2 [... ... ḫ]ms¹tn [... ...]
3 [... ...]-(h)mw ʾl[... ...]
4 [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym |
| Ancient site | S²bmm |
| Geographical area | Banī Ḥushaysh |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāsalāmah 1990: 153 | Bāsalāmah, Mohammed ʿAbdallah 1990. Šibām al-Ġirās. Sanaʿāʾ: Muʾassasa al-ʿAfīf al-Ṯaqāfiyya. |