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NAM 2322B
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 [... ... S¹b]ʾ w-ḏ-R(y)[dn ... ...]
3 [... ...]bn bʾs¹t(m)[... ...]
4 [... ...ʾlm]qh-Ṯhwn[ ... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2322B=AM 60.750B |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 10.5, w. 7, th. 7.6 |
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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 |
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