ATM 533
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 Hllt ḏt-ʾḥs³n
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 533 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 13.5, w. 12, th. 3 |
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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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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Breton 2000 a: 867-868, fig. 11 | Breton, Jean-François 2000. Shabwa (Yémen). Traditions sémitiques, influences extériores (III s. av. - III s. ap. J.-C.). Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2: 849-882. |