Ja 2881 KR 14
Jamme 1979: pl.i
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 5 |
TEXT
1 Yʿrt
| The text is written in a cartouche. The name is divided by a word separator "composed of a bar the extremities of which are ornated by the well-known triangular appendix" (Jamme). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Unknown, M 440 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 16, w. 40, th. 10 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Khawr Rūrī |
| Ancient site | S¹mhrm / S¹mrm |
| Geographical area | Southern Ẓufār |
| Country | Oman |
| Notes | "Near floor level of temple" (Albright). |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1979: 97, pl. I | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A205328#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed] |
| Albright 1982: 88, pl. 38, fig. 74 | Albright, Frank P. 1982. The American Archaeological Expedition in Dhofar, Oman, 1952-1953. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 6). Washington: American Foundation for the Study of Man / Philadelphia, Pa.: Distributed by G. Allen, Bookseller. |