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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"Arbach 2005 c: 32, fig. 5"

Text:

Translations:

1Mḫbḍm and his wife 
2ʾbs²qḥ and their children of the family
3ʿrybm dedicated this incense burner to their Lord
4Wdm Master of Bs²rn, so that He may
5grant the safety and protection of their house.

Chronological

Period: C

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
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Type Level 1: Framework
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Merlons

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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