By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 7.5 |
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
GENERAL NOTES
| The text has been labelled as Ḥaḍramitic because of the mention of the god Tdn (see the notes on the origin of the piece). | |
TEXT
1 [... ...]n r[... ...]
2 [... ...] Tdn [... ...]
3 [... ...]w-qny[-s¹... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2321 |
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 28, w. 16.5, th. 6 |
| Link to object record | |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin. Conjectural| Modern site | Hajar al-Barīra |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Jirdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Notes | The mention of the god Tdn supports a likely origin of the inscription from al-Barīra, in wādī Jirdān. |
| Link to site record | |