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Lundin 1965: pl. XXVI; Wissmann 1982: 286, fig.76 (facsimile) Image free from copyright

Lundin 1965: pl. XXVI; Wissmann 1982: 286, fig.76 (facsimile) Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1ʿms²fq, son of ʿmkrb, ibn Ḥzfrm, of Ḫll, 
2friend of Ydʿʾl, Yṯʿʾmr and Krbʾl, when he was 
3priest of ʿṯtr ḏ-Ḏbn and when (ʿṯtr) released him from (his obligations in) all His temples 
4and He irrigated in abundance Sabaʾ and the community during autumn and spring.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Measures: w. 36, h. 50
Letter Measure: 6-7

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Script Cursus: Boustrophedon
Textual Typology: Commemorative text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Gl 1752, CIH 967

Spatial

Site: Jabal Balaq al-Janūbī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Religious area

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