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MṢM 215
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2.5 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Probably from a funerary context. |
TEXT
1 ʾbymn ḏt Ḥzfrm ḏt-Tṯwrm
| Letter n of ʾbymn reversed. | |
| A clan Ḥzfrm ḏ-Tṯwrm is attested in CIH 73 from ʿAmrān (thanks to A. Multhoff for this remark). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 215 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief |
| Subject | Human figure |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 26.5, w. 28, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maʾrib |
| Ancient site | Mryb / Mrb |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |