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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Calvet and Robin 1997: 178, cat. 94"

Text:

Translations:

.. ... dedicated]
1[...]ʾmr and Ṣdqʾmr, their sons, 
2when Ydʿʾb appointed him in command over 
3Ktlm and in charge of the construction of the temple 
4of ḏt Ḥmym; by ʿṯtr, ʾlmqh, 
5ḏt Ḥmym, ḏt Bʿdn, 
6S¹mʿ, Ydʿʾl, Yṯʿ- 
7ʾmr, Ydʿʾb and Ktlm.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Architectural structure → Pillar
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 31, w. 32.5, th. 17

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: CIH 494

Spatial

Site: Kharibat Saʿūd, Mārib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Ktlm
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Paris
institution: Louvre Museum
private Collection: false
identification Number: AO 4094

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