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Moussaieff 31
Bron 2014 c: 213, fig. 9 (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 ʾs¹ṯt [... ...hq]—
2 ny ʾlmqhw bʿl bklnn mḥl—
3 wn ḥg ḏt-s¹ʾl-hw b-flytm
| 2-3 | mḥlwn: noun formed on the root "ḥlw/y". For comparison see ʾḥly in RES 3318. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʾs¹ṯt [... ...] dedicated to 2 ʾlmqhw, Lord of the settlers, this offering 3 as He asked him in an ordinance. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Moussaieff 31 (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Container » Vessel (mḥlw) |
| Material | Bronze |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl bklnn |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bron 2014 c: 212-214, fig. 9 | 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. |