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𐩠𐩵𐩠𐩵
Robin 1981 a: pl. IIb Image free from copyright

Robin 1981 a: pl. IIb Image free from copyright

Text:

Translations:

1Whbm and Lḥʿṯt of the family S²wqbm laid the fundation and [... ...]
2Hlkʾmr and ʿmdn the two sons of Krbʾl Wtr Yhnʿm king [of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān ... ...]

Chronological

Period: C

Physical

Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 40, w. 225
Decorations:
Type Level 1: Framework
Type Level 2: With abstract-figurative elements
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Totschläger
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: ʾlmqh

Linguistic

Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Relief
Concordances: Wilson 9

Spatial

Site: Bayt ʿIdhāqa, ʿAmrān, Yemen
Ancient Name: Unknown
Type of Site: Modern site with reemployed inscriptions or artefacts

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