By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2.5 (base), 2 (statue) |
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The palaeography suggests a period C. | |
TEXT
1 Krbʾl bn
2 Mʿdʾl w-ʾls²rḥ
| Apparatus |
| The first line of the text is on the tunic, the second one on the base. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-5 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 25.5, w. 10.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Unknown| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 170, pl. II | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187.
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