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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters about 2
TEXT marker
1 ʾws¹m | 2 ḏ-Grfm m— 3 d mqtwy 4 Mls²n-bn S¹m→ʿ
Apparatus Lines 1 and 2 written on the upper face, line 3 written on the altar edge. We are not completely sure that they belong to the same text. There are other letters and drawings on the object.
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-380 Support type Artefact » Altar Shape Circular Material Alabaster Measures h. 7.5, 49x31 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area wādī al-Jawf Country Yemen Link to site record