al-Jawf 04.7
Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 4/8
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 8 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary | ||
| Royal inscription | Yes |
TEXT
1 [... ... ʾ]ls¹(m)ʿ mlk Kmnhw |
2 [... ...](ḥ) (b)[n] ʾ(s²r)s¹ ʿd s¹mhm |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 [... ...] ʾls¹mʿ king of Kmnhw 2 [... ...] from the foundations to the sky. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 23, w. 117, th. 24 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Kamna |
| Ancient site | Kmnhw |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī Madhab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 20, pl. 4/8 | Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2006. Catalogue des pièces archéologiques et épigraphiques du Jawf au Musée National de Ṣanʿâʾ. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿâʾ. [Text in French and Arabic] |