A-20-275
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 1.7 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 S¹ʿdʾw[m ... ...]
2 ʿwfm [... ...]
3 hqny [... ...]
4 ḏ-S¹(m)[wy ... ...]
5 [... ...]
| 2 | As the verb is at singular ʿwfm should be the patronymic or the second name of the dedicant. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-275 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 14, w. 9.5, th. 4 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |