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Text preserved in this squeeze:5.[of Yahgal: 100] measures of ṣrf-incense-and (the completion of) [all of] their [pl]an[ta]tion and all [of their irrigated land and every]6.ṣwrt-plantation and (all of the) buttresses in the irrigated fields and [plan]tations [and all of the irrigation channels] and the plantings in the irrigated fields7.and all of the water channels of the irrigation scheme and the irrigated land up to the [we]ll, and all of the ṣwrt-plantations of Qayharân which8.[they had laid out(?) in the n]orth, as far as the town of Laqiṭ and the agricultural estate-eight measures-9.[and all of] their p[la]nta[ti]on in its entirety(?) and the provisions of the vegetable plots and its water channels10.[and] its cisterns and its irrigation apparatus and all of the furnishing of that agricultural estate11.in sum total; and out of gratitude because he (i.e. Taʾlab Riyâmum) sent and dispatched to him Gadarat,12.King of the Ethiopians, in order to establish an alliance with him. And that alliance was realized13.[between] them and Gadara[t] and the army of the Ethiopians. And together they swore an oath as one, for war14.and for peace, with regard to anyone who might rise up against them, and that with rectitude and fidelity they might15.[main]tain the alliance of Salḥîn and Zarurân and ʿA[l]hân and Gadarat, each unto the other. And they expressed gratitude because 16.their alliance was realized with the king of the Ethiopians, just as their alliance17.[with] Yadaʿʾab Ghaylân, King of Ḥaḍramawt, had been realized before this act of dedication; and out of gratitude18.because he protected all of the qayls and lieutenants who were sent, one man unto his ally, at sea19.and on land, and all dispatches and gifts which they sent, each man to his fellow; and out of gratitude because20.[ʿAmmî ]ʾanas bin Śinḥân and the tribe of Khawlân were defeated in a war which they had initiated and (through which) they had rebelled against21.[their] lords, the kings of Sabaʾ, and because they sent Shabbat of (the clan of) ʿIlayyân to he of Raydâ n in order to aid22.them (i.e. the Ḥimyarites) in a war against their lords, the kings of Sabaʾ, and some of the (Sabaean) confederation took the field to exact reprisals23.on them in that war which they had initiated, and they vanquished some of Ḥaqlân and ravaged all of24.its [terraced vineyards], and after that they surrendered to their lord ʿAlhân , the king of Sabaʾ, and they sent two25.hostages: ʾAshmas bin Riyâmum and Ḥârith bin Yadîm . And may Taʾlab grant them prosperity26.[and] good fortune and the destruction and humiliation of their enemies and their foes. By Taʾlab Riyâmum .Restored full text of the inscription:1.[ʿAlhân Nahfân and his son Shâʿirum ʾAwtar, King of Sabaʾ, son of Yar-]2.[îm ʾAyman, King of Sabaʾ, have dedicated to their patron-god Taʾlab Riyâmum, Lord of Tu-]3.[rʿat, three statues of bronze, out of gratitude because Taʾlab granted them a favor]4.[through the completion of all the (plantations of) ṭyb-incense and ṣrf-incense which they had laid out(?) and set up for their residence]5.[of Yahgal: 100] measures of ṣrf-incense-and (the completion of) [all of] their [pl]an[ta]tion and all [of their irrigated land and every]6.ṣwrt-plantation and (all of the) buttresses in the irrigated fields and [plan]tations [and all of the irrigation channels] and the plantings in the irrigated fields7.and all of the water channels of the irrigation scheme and the irrigated land up to the [we]ll, and all of the ṣwrt-plantations of Qayharân which8.[they had laid out(?) in the n]orth, as far as the town of Laqiṭ and the agricultural estate-eight measures-9.[and all of] their p[la]nta[ti]on in its entirety(?) and the provisions of the vegetable plots and its water channels10.[and] its cisterns and its irrigation apparatus and all of the furnishing of that agricultural estate11.in sum total; and out of gratitude because he (i.e. Taʾlab Riyâmum) sent and dispatched to him Gadarat,12.King of the Ethiopians, in order to establish an alliance with him. And that alliance was realized13.[between] them and Gadara[t] and the army of the Ethiopians. And together they swore an oath as one, for war14.and for peace, with regard to anyone who might rise up against them, and that with rectitude and fidelity they might15.[main]tain the alliance of Salḥîn and Zarurân and ʿA[l]hân and Gadarat, each unto the other. And they expressed gratitude because 16.their alliance was realized with the king of the Ethiopians, just as their alliance17.[with] Yadaʿʾab Ghaylân, King of Ḥaḍramawt, had been realized before this act of dedication; and out of gratitude18.because he protected all of the qayls and lieutenants who were sent, one man unto his ally, at sea19.and on land, and all dispatches and gifts which they sent, each man to his fellow; and out of gratitude because20.[ʿAmmî ]ʾanas bin Śinḥân and the tribe of Khawlân were defeated in a war which they had initiated and (through which) they had rebelled against21.[their] lords, the kings of Sabaʾ, and because they sent Shabbat of (the clan of) ʿIlayyân to he of Raydâ n in order to aid22.them (i.e. the Ḥimyarites) in a war against their lords, the kings of Sabaʾ, and some of the (Sabaean) confederation took the field to exact reprisals23.on them in that war which they had initiated, and they vanquished some of Ḥaqlân and ravaged all of24.its [terraced vineyards], and after that they surrendered to their lord ʿAlhân , the king of Sabaʾ, and they sent two25.hostages: ʾAshmas bin Riyâmum and Ḥârith bin Yadîm . And may Taʾlab grant them prosperity26.[and] good fortune and the destruction and humiliation of their enemies and their foes. By Taʾlab Riyâmum .

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