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MṢM 3751
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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 | 5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription could be of period C. |
TEXT
1 Hwfʿṯt w-bn-hmw bn—
2 w Ṣdn w-ʾls²rḥ w-bn-
3 hmw bnw Mzʿm brʾw
4 mrydn((Mrydn)) l-S¹mʿ l-wfy-{|}hmw w-
5 kl ḏ-hṣbḥ l-hmw w-kwn
6 [... ...]
| Letter ṣ upside down. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Hwfʿṯt and his (lit.: their) son descendants 2 of Ṣdn, and ʾls²rḥ and his (lit.: their) 3 son, descendants of Mzʿn, constructed 4 the mryd (?) (or: Mrydn) for S¹mʿ, for their safety and (the safety of) 5 all that He made grown for them and was 6 [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 3751 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 32, w. 56, th. 15 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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