RES 4245 Ry 123; Q 151; CSAI I, 925
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 172, pl. II
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
GENERAL NOTES
| G. Ryckmans labelled this inscription as Qatabanic, but this seems unlikely today. This typology of artefacts seems instead typical of the Jawf and Maʾrib areas. |
TEXT
1 Bhṯm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-11 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 25, w. 11.5, th. 7.8 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 172, pl. II | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187. |