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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Ṭaīrān 2006: 7-26 (photos)"

Text:

Translations:

1Ḥmwd, son of Ḥys¹n ḏ-Ḥḏmr, father of ʾbkrb and Ḥywm and Mrdm [... ...] of the clan Ḫs²s²m, dedicated to Mtbnṭyn the altar 
2in ʾrṯt and made a sacrifice of two "trd", as a tribute he had to pay, at the time of ʾlkbr ʾmr and Ys²hrmlk Nbṭ.

Translation Notes:

2Tairan suggests that the word trdy refers to an ibex game.

Chronological

Period: A

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Altar
Materials: Stone
Shape: Squared
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
View: Frontal
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Ibex
Animal Gestures:
Recumbent
View: Frontal
Subject Level 1: Animal
Subject Level 2: Bull
Part Of Animal Body: Head

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Kharibat Hamdān, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Hrm
Type of Site: Settlement

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