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MS Ḥuṣn ʾAsʿad 3
al-Salami 2011: 248, fig. 85
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 | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The right and lower parts of the inscription are missing. |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ʿbdm b—
2 [nw Ynʿ]m ʾdm
3 [bny Bk]rm ʾġ—
4 [ymn ... ...]ḏ-Ynʿm w-Mḥfdn
| 1-4 | Integrations by al-Salami 2011. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Plaque » With framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | w. 19 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥuṣn Asʿad |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Banū Shaddād |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʿṯtr |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| al-Salami 2011: 103-104, fig. 85 | al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. |