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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Arbach 2005 c: 30, pl. 2"

Text:

Translations:

1Yrfʾ Brʾn dedicated this incense burner 
2and the altar to his Lord Wdm Master of the
3sanctuary Bs²rn, because he committed a sin toward his Lord
4Wdm, when he went
5to His sacred place, that at
6Bs²rn for his god.

Chronological

Period: D

Physical

Support: Object → Artefact → Incense burner
Materials: Stone
Shape: With truncated pyramidal base
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: False window
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Crescent moon and disc with base
Subject Level 1: Symbol

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Southern Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision

Spatial

Site: Jabal Bishār, Dhamār, Yemen
Ancient Name: Bs²rn
Type of Site: Religious area

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