A-20-164
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 wṯn byn |
2 ms¹bʾ S¹b—
3 [ʾ] w-byn ʾr—
4 [... ...](y) Ṯbg
| 3 | It is likely to integrate byn ʾr[ḍ bn](y) Ṯbg, the latter as name of group. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Limit between 2 the road (or: watercourse) (which belongs to) Sabaʾ 3 and between the 4 [land of bny Ṯbg (?)]. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-164 |
| Support type | Stone inscription (wṯn) |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22, w. 23, th. 10 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |