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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 7.5 |
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
GENERAL NOTES
The text has been labelled as Ḥaḍramitic because of the mention of the god Tdn (see the notes on the origin of the piece). | |
TEXT
1 [... ...]n r[... ...]
2 [... ...] Tdn [... ...]
3 [... ...]w-qny[-s¹... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2321 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 28, w. 16.5, th. 6 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin. ConjecturalModern site | Hajar al-Barīra |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Wādī Jirdān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context |
Notes | The mention of the god Tdn supports a likely origin of the inscription from al-Barīra, in wādī Jirdān. |
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