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"Bron 2010 a: 174, fig. 9"

Text:

Translations:

1ʾbnt of the house of Whbm, the 
2servant of Nbṭʿly, ibn Brnṭm, dedicated 
3to ḏt Ṣntm, the Lord of Qlbn 
4the foundations in stone, the property 
5and the stone structure of the shrine Fys²w, above 
6the foundation, and the inscriptions of 
7the foundation in bronze, from the tribute she 
8had to pay to Her, as She ordered to her 
9in Her oracle. ʾbnt committed 
10to ḏt Ṣntm her faculties and her 
11goods and her sons Wtrm, Rtʿ, 
12Ḏrḥm, and her brother Ms²krm, 
13and her daughter ʾnʿm. By ʿmm, by 
14ʾnby, by Ḥwkm, by ʿṯtr 
15ḏ-Ḥṭbm, by ḏt Ṣntm, 
16by ḏt Ẓhrn, by ḏt Rḥbn, 
17by ḏt Ḥmym, by Ḍbʿn, 
18ibn Brnṭm, by her masters, 
19the lords of Yʿd, by her brothers, 
20the vassals of the banū Brnṭm, and by 
21their tribe of Bklm ḏ-Mrytm.

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Slab
Materials: Stone

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Hajar al-ʿĀdī, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Mrymtm
Type of Site: Settlement

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