A-20-887
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 7 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The inscription, said to have origin from al-Jawf, more likely comes from the Hamdān region, according to the mention of the tribe. Palaeographically, worthy of note are the closed m opposed to the very acute angles of letters such as n and ʾ. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]fm [w]-Krb[... ...]
2 [... ...]ʾdm-bn Hmdn [... ...]
| Letter m reversed. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-887 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 16, w. 26, th. 24 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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