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Moussaieff 30
Bron 2014 c: 212, fig. 8 (suite)
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 | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Casting | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Mrkḍm ʿbd ʿnnn s²m l-S¹mʿ l-wfy-hw w-l-hwfyn nkl-hw
| 1 | ʿnnn is the name of one of the main families of Ṣirwāḥ (Bron 2014 c: 212). |
| 1 | The cult of the god S¹mʿ is attested in several places: the wādī Raġwān and the region of Rayda (Bron 2014 c: 212). |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Mrkḍm, servant of the family ʿnnn, placed for S¹mʿ for his security and to protect his work. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Moussaieff 30 (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Bowl |
| Material | Bronze |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹mʿ |
| Notes | The cult of the god S¹mʿ is attested in several places, it is impossible to propose an origin of the object. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2014 c: 211-212, fig. 8 | Bron, François 2014. Vaisselle de la cour des rois de Ḥaḍramawt et autres objets inscrits dans la collection Shlomo Moussaieff. Semitica et Classica, 7: 205-216. |