ATM 538
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 Mʿnm
2 Grm
| 2 | The reading Grm (instead of Lrm) is almost sure. This is the first attestation of the Grm in Qatabanic. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 538 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of stela |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 8, w. 10.8, th. 5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | Breton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
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