al-Jawf 04.8
Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 4/9
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Slab | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Measures | h. 81, w. 130 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The slab with plain framework is divided in two fields by a slightly protruding vertical element. Monogram on the left side of the inscription (h. 9): probably ʿṣbn. Stylized ear of corn (Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 21) on the vertical element. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | as-Sawdāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²n |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ḏt Ns²qm ʿṯtr Byḥn |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | al-Jawf 04.8 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 20-22, pl. 4/9 | Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2006. Catalogue des pièces archéologiques et épigraphiques du Jawf au Musée National de Ṣanʿâʾ. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿâʾ. [Text in French and Arabic] |