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MṢM 183
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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 | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 R[....]( bn)
2 Hwt[.] ḥwr
3 hgr[n] S²ʿbn
4 hqny ʾlmq—
5 h bʿl Mtb—
6 ʿm ṣlmn l-
7 wfy bn-hw
8 Lḥyʿṯt
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 R[....] of 2 Hwt[.] inhabitant of 3 the city of S²ʿbn 4 dedicated to ʾlmqh 5 Master of Mtb- 6 ʿm this statue, for 7 the safety of his son 8 Lḥyʿṯt. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 183 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 86, w. 21.5, th. 21 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (S²ʿbn) |
| Ancient site | S²ʿbn |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl Mtbʿm |
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