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DhM 400
By kind permission of GOAM
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 | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Fragment of inscription possibly related to construction activity in a temple. The lacunae are at the beginning and at the end of the text. |
TEXT
[... ...ʾ]—
1 bnm byt S¹lym kl ḥ—
2 mrn f-l ṭbn b-s¹ ḏ-Ḥd—
3 ṯ hn mh
4 [... ...]
| 1 | in Minaic byt, in the construct state, is generally followed by a divine name. S¹lym might be then a new god of the Minaean pantheon. |
| 3 | cf. GOAM 315 for Ḥdṯ as name of clan. |
| 3-4 | hn mh or hn mh[w] as an impersonal relative. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Dhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 400 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 47, th. 15 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |