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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵

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"al-Salami 2011: 200, fig. 17/a"

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"al-Salami 2011: 201, fig. 17/b"

Text:

Translations:

1Ḥywm, he of Trʿm (or, Tnʿm),
2son of Lḥy, of the family Grʿm,
3protegee of ʾlmqh ḏ-S²wḥṭ, (dedicated)
4when he entrusted to His protection his offsprings
5and his ancestors. And this dedication
6took place on the fifth (day) of the first decade of (the month)
7Nylm in the year of Ddʾmr
8of Kbs¹ym [... ...]

Translation Notes:

8"which was the year of mḥlm", following the editor.

Chronological

Period: C (conjectural)

Physical

Support: Monumental support → Rock
Measures: w. 52
Letter Measure: 5

Linguistic

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

Spatial

Site: Rayd Mukhtān, Ṣanʿāʾ, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Area with rock inscriptions

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