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MṢM 3612
By kind permission of GOAM
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 | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Hṯb w-(bny)-hw [b]—
2 nw Bhṯm ʾdm b—
3 n Wdm nṣbw ʾlmq—
4 hw ḥg-n wqh-<h>mw b-
5 ms¹ʾl-hw l-wfy-hm—
6 w w-wfy ʾwld-hmw
7 w-bʿwrt-hmw w-ʾṯmr-hm
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hṯb and his sons descendants 2 of Bhṯm, vassals of the family 3 Wdm did set up the monument (for) ʾAlmaqah, 4 as He had ordered them in 5 His oracle, for their safety 6 and the safety of their children, 7 their cattle and their crops. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 3612 |
| Support type | Monumental stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 68, w. 22.5, th. 20.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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