NAM 2531
By kind permission of GOAM
- By kind permission of GOAM
- By kind permission of GOAM
- By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 Klybm (B)rnṭm
| Some letters are engraved in double stroke while some are not (cf. the m in the first and in the second name). The two names should, however, be contemporary. Letter n is reversed. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2531 |
| Support type | Artefact » Lamp |
| Material | Bronze |
| Measures | h. 5, w. 10.2, th. 5.2 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
CULTURAL NOTES
The object is said to come from Shabwa. However, the author bears a family name that proves he is Qatabanian, since Brnṭm is a group settled in the city of al-Ādī (ancient dhu-Mrymtm).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| ʿAlī ʿAqīl and Antonini 2007: 195, photos | ʿAlī ʿAqīl,ʿAzza and Antonini, Sabina 2007. Bronzi sudarabici di periodo preislamico. Repertorio iconografico sudarabico. 3. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: IsIAO. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |