YBC 2426 CSAI I, 1070
By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
- By kind permission of Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University
- Renfroe 1990: 157, photo
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 3.5 |
TEXT
1 Rys³m Ylʿb
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | New Haven CT, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Yale University, Yale Babylonian Collection, YBC 02426 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of stela |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 12, w. 6.5, th. 8 |
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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 | The museum catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Renfroe 1990: 157, photo | Renfroe, Fred 1990. South Arabian Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Le Muséon, 103: 155-165. |