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Collection of the objects from the European museums


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 117930=1926,0405.2
NotesDonated by Mrs Theodor Bent.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 20, w. 25, th. 7

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteRaybūn
Ancient siteRybn [oasis]
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Notesthe BM's fact sheet corrects the provenance of the inscription, earlier given as being from Ethiopia.
The provenance from Raybūn is hypothetical.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleRES 3917
ConcordanceRy 11
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
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