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MṢM 4393
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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 | 2.2 (ṯ), 2.6 (d) | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 [.]—
2 mgd-ʾ—
3 mt-Ḏry—
4 [.]((ḏ-Ry[.])) hqny(t)
5 ʾṯrt
| The goddess' name is engraved on the top, at the beginning of the text. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [.]- 2 mgd 3 servant of Ḏry- 4 [.] ((ḏ-Ry[.])) dedicated to 5 ʾṯrt |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 4393 |
| Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
| Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 17.5, w. 9, th. 9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |