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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 11
Chronology
TEXT marker
1 [... ...](ḥ)hm bhn [... ...] 2 [... ...](b) ʾrbʿ ʾ(m)[... ...]
Apparatus 1 We read ](ḥ)hm and think that a possible integration could be Ṣb]ḥhm (cf. Maʿīn 9/6). 2 The first letter could also be a ṭ. Huehnergard suggests to integrate ʾm[n or ʾm[m "cubits".
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Cambridge MA, Harvard Semitic Museum, 1936.1.16 Support type Stone inscription Material Stone Measures h. 25.5, w. 28, th. 7.5 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area Unknown Country Unknown Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYHuehnergard 2000 : 199-200 (photo)Huehnergard, John 2000. Old south Arabian inscriptions in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Pages 196-206 in Lawrence E. Stager, Joseph A. Greene and Michael D. Coogan (eds). The archaeology of Jordan and beyond. Essays in honor of James A. Sauer . Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.