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Mrṯdʾln Ynʿm m↯mw Ṭwdm w-Th(m)↯—rmwt w-Ymnt w-↯—f mlk S¹(b)↯—ʿrb-hmw Ṭ↯ṯwbn mk(r)↯-hw w-rḥbn kns¹t↯kl s²yʾ-hw qs²bm ↯
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the King of Saba', Dhu Raydan, Hadhramaut, Yamnat, and their Arabs on Tawdum and
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