Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
Alphabet
Ancient South Arabian
Script typology
Monumental writing
Writing technique
Incision
Measure of letters
6
Chronology
Period
A
GENERAL NOTES
Given the archaic palaeographical style, it cannot be excluded that the inscription dates back to the Sabaic period of the city. Because of the absence of any diagnostic feature, the linguistic attribution remains uncertain: Minaic or Sabaic.
Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.