BM 132611A 1
By kind permission of British Museum
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Graffito |
| Writing technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 Mṣbrd((Mʾbrd))
2 S²(ḥ)dd
| Edition by M. C. A. Macdonald. | |
| In large letters across the major part of the face. It is difficult to know which way up the two lines should be read and in which direction, and the editor therefore lists the various options. As the main edition we report the first option, giving the others listed here: a (ii) If it is read left-to-right in this axis: Drb(ṣ)m ((Drb(ʾ)m)) Ddḥs² a (iii) If read boustrophedon starting left-to-right in the lower line: m (ʾ)brd Ddḥs²- b (i) If both lines are read from right to left: Ddḥs² dr(bḫ)m b (ii) If both lines were read from left-to-right: S²ḥdd M(ḫb)rd b (iii) If read boustrophedon in either direction this axis: S²ḥdd Dr(bḫ)m or Ddḥs² M(ḫb)rd or Dr(bḫ)m S²ḥdd or M(ḫb)rd Ddḥs² |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 132611=1959,0509.1 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 22.6, w. 22, th. 16.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jabal Masyad |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Yemen |
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