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MS Muṣaybiḥ 2
al-Salami 2011: 200, fig. 16
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 | 4 |
TEXT
1 Ys²bm bn Brrm
2 mrṯd< >ʿṯtr w-ʾ—
3 lmqh ḏ-S²wḥṭ
| 1-3 | The letters m and d are written as their mirror-images. |
| 2 | No word separator between mrṯd and ʿṯtr. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Ys²bm, of the family Brrm, 2 protegee of ʿṯtr and 3 ʾlmqh ḏ-S²wḥṭ. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Dimensions | w. 12 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Muṣaybiḥ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Ṣanʿāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Salami 2011: 43-44, fig. 16 | al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |