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Yellow limestone slab incised with 25 lines of Sabaean inscription; dedication to Almaqah Tahwan, Lord of Awwam, of a golden statue by Alwahab and his sons for intercession for the life of his wife, Abhalak who has sinned. Praying for the kings of Saba and Dhu-Raydan, Yasinan Yuhan'im and Samir Yuhan'is for children and prosperity for the dedicant and for that of his family and property in the valley of Raman; a pair of deep marks in the centre of the top of the slab represent all that remains of the feet of the dedicated statue (which indicate that the right foot was slightly forward of the left), and prove that the slab was originally set upright; the slab was later laid flat with the inscription uppermost and re-used as a door socket, hence a shallow circular depression near the end of the 4th line.
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