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Schm/Samsara 7
Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/c
Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/c
Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/d
Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: pl. 35/e
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 [...]ʾl hqny Wd← Rʾbm [.]rby←n b-ḏt-Ḥmym
| 1 | According to Müller (1987), [.]rbyn could be a nisbe to be integrated as Grbyn, Hrbyn or Ḥrbyn. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [...]ʾl dedicated to Wd Rʾbm he of [.]rby. By ḏt-Ḥmym. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Offering table » Undefined |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 4.6, w. 24, th. 25.3 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Balaq al-Qiblī - Samsara |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Wd ḏ-Ms¹mʿm |
| Notes | According to the owner of the object, it was recovered in the middle of the temple's cella (cf. Schmidt 1987 b). |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Müller, Walter W. 1988 d: 186-187, pl. 35/c-e | Müller, Walter W. 1988. Weitere altsabäische Inschriften vom Tempel des Waddum Dhū-Masmaʿim. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 4: 185-189. |