YBC 2429 CSAI I, 1073
By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
- By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
- By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
- Renfroe 1990: 159, photo
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2 |
TEXT
1 Nʿmm Bḫym
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | New Haven CT, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University, Yale Babylonian Collection, YBC 02429 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of stela |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 5.5, w. 11, th. 5.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | The museum catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Renfroe 1990: 159, photo | Renfroe, Fred 1990. South Arabian Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Le Muséon, 103: 155-165. |