B58
1.[… …] the tribe of Ḥâshid in the town of […] concerning the tr[ibe]2.of Ḥimyar; and he commanded 200 fighting men and undertook raids3.in the land of Ḥimyar, and there he killed one military leader. And (they expressed gratitude to the god Taʾlab) beca[use]4.he commanded 150 fighting men against M...
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| Notes: | The inscription from which this squeeze was taken was already in a fragmentary state at the time of discovery. The top part of the inscription and parts of the sides have gone missing. Nevertheless, the text which survives is well preserved in this squeeze and is easy to read thanks to the marking of the text with a black pencil. Some traces of scotch tape can be seen. Although the provenance of the inscription is unknown, the invocation of the Taʾlab Riyāmum suggests that it was erected somewhere in the northern Yemeni highlands, where the cult of this god had a following. |
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