as bhn implies a plural subject, one should consider the possibility that ʿṯtryhn is a plural name (a nisbe?), or that there is a lacuna on the previous side of the altar. However, according to the editors, the text inscribed on three sides is complete. It is unsure whether ʿwhn is a name of group or a patronymic.

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This expiatory inscription is very short and lacks the verb ntḫy. The offence probably consisted in a wrongly performed ritual, with the omission of an offer whose nature cannot be established. This is the only attestation of the god ʿhn in the corpus of South Arabian inscriptions. Note that the name ʿwhn, which here is a name of group or a patronymic, is found only in YM 24942-24943, as a theonym and also as the name of ʿṯtr Mtbqbḍ's sanctuary.

Topic: Religion