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Lundin 1965: pl. XIII/1 Image free from copyright

Lundin 1965: pl. XIII/1 Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1ʿms²fq, son of ʾlʾmr, of Ḫll, when 
2ʿṯtr irrigated Sabaʾ helpfully (?) during autumn and spring 
3seven sacred places at the time of his priesthood 
4during the reign of S¹mhʿly Ḏrḥ 
5and, when he was in the first year of his priesthood, ʿṯtr irrigated during autumn 
6and spring and (irrigated) Mrtwm.

Translation Notes:

3ḥbṭ: "hunting enclave" (SD).

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock

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 1780

Spatial

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

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