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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 3 |
TEXT
1 Thnʾm S²ʿṯmm
Apparatus |
1 | the first name Thnʾm (probably a fem. name) is attested only here, but S²ʿṯmm is a family name well known in Qatabanic. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 472=AM 46 |
Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body |
Material | Alabaster |
Measures | h. 25 (head and base; base: 7.2), w. 13.5, th. 12.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Archaeological context | Funerary context |
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