Tayma stones

The first four inscriptions were found in 1878 and published in 1884, and included in the Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum II as numbers 113-116.

[5] German traveler Julius Euting mentioned that he had found seen the stone on Sunday February 17, 1884 AD during his visit to Tayma, accompanied by Charles Huber.

For the gods 11 Tayma' consecrated Ṣalmšezib son of Peṭosiris 12 and his descendant in the temple of Ṣalm of Hagam.

And the man 13 who will destroy this monument, may the gods of Tayma' 14 eliminate him and his descendants and his name from the face of 15 Tayma' and here is the endowment that 16 Ṣalm of Maḥarm and Šangal and Ašerah have made 17 the gods of Tayma' for Ṣalm of Hagam namely 18 from the field 16 palms and from the treasury 19 of the king 5 palms, total palms 20 21, year after year, and may the gods and men 21 not expel Ṣalmšezib son of Peṭosriris 22 of this temple neither his descent nor his name, 23 (who are) the priests of this temple [forever].

The Saudi Antiquities Authority have stated their desire to repatriate the stones, as they are at the forefront of the national archaeological treasures found abroad.