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MṢM 154
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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 | ||
| Measure of letters | 2 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Ynʿm w-Ṯwbʾl w-
2 ʾbkr qfw s²ms¹-
3 hmw ʿzyn |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ynʿm, Ṯwbʾl and 2 ʾbkr did set up a stela (for) their 3 solar deity ʿzyn. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 154 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 14.5, th. 13.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Maṣlūb |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
It is interesting to notice that s²ms¹-hmw is not a theonym but is used as an epithet of ʿzyn.