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Schm/Samsara 1


Müller, Walter W. 1982 a: pl. 37 a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionBoustrophedon
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT

marker


   1  Yqdmʾl qyn ʾlmqh
   2  ḏ-Nb(s³)m bny byt Wdm
   3  ḏ-Ms¹mʿm b-ʿṯtr w-b|
   4  ʾlmqh w-b ḏt Ḥmym w-b W—
   5  dm w-b Yṯʾmr w-b Ḏmrʿl—
   6  y w-b ʾlkrb w-b Ns²ʾyfʿ|

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Yqdmʾl, qyn of ʾlmqh
   2  ḏ-Nbs³m, built the temple of Wdm
   3  ḏ-Ms¹mʿm. By ʿṯtr, by
   4  ʾlmqh, by ḏt Ḥmym, by W-
   5  dm, by Yṯʿʾmr, by Ḏmrʿl-
   6  y, by ʾlkrb, and by Ns²ʾyfʿ.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Müller, Walter W. 1982 a: 101-103, pl. 37 aMüller, Walter W. 1982. Die Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum ḏū-Masma'im. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 101-106.