ATM 527
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text (conjectural) |
TEXT
1 Ḥbm ḏt-Grbyn
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 527 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of head |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. (of the base) 12.8, w. 19.5, th. 18; h. (of the head) 25 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | Breton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
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