CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.8

TEXT


   1  qyf Hwfʿm
   2  ʿbyt Bḥr

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, University Museum, UAM 369
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela (qyf)
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 15.5, w. 13, th. 4.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Lajiya
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 111-112, fig. 12Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124.
Prioletta 2010: 173, photoPrioletta, Alessia 2010. I musei dello Yemen 3. Le iscrizioni del wādī Lajiya al Museo dell'Università di Aden. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 33: 169-186.