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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 | 4.5 |
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The dating of the text at about the IV c. BC, suggested by Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach, involves that the text is Qatabanic. | |
TEXT
1 [... ...]ʾbm (s¹)qn[y ... ...]
2 [... ...](w)-wld-s¹ w-b-ʾ(ḏn)[... ...]
3 [... ...](n )(Ym)lkʾl qy(n)[... ...]
| Apparatus |
| 1 | [... ...]ʾbm could also be a patronymic or a name of group. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 211 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 15.5, w. 30.5, th. 10 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 106-107, fig. 4 | Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124.
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