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NAM 199
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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 | 1.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [...]t (Qr)[.↯.](n) bt Mq[... ...]—
2 [.]h mlkn hq↯[n]yt ʾl(mqh)( )(Ṯh)[wn]
3 bʿl ʾwm[ ṣl](mn)↯[ ](ḏ)-(ḏhbn) ḥmd(m)
4 [k]mhʿn-hw [... ...]y
5 b-ʾlmqh [... ...]w b[..]
6 [.]w-l[... ... ]s²nʾ(m)
7 b-ʾlmqh↯-bʿl-ʾwm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 199=AM 181 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 19.5, w. 18, th. 9 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Notes | According to the museum catalogue, the inscription comes from Shabwa Governorate. |
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