Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
According to Frantsouzoff, the text is more recent than FR-ʿIdim 1, and could date back to the 3rd c. AD, on account of the style of the letters b. |
2 | There are no comparisons in ASA inscriptions for the "b" with oblique traits on the top (Frantsouzoff). |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Link to object record |
Modern site | wādī ʿIdim |
Ancient site | ʿdm |
Geographical area | Tarīm |
Country | Yemen |
Found | In situ |
Link to site record |
Frantsouzoff 2014: 95-97, fig. 3 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2014. Deux inscriptions rupestres du Wādī ʿIdim (Ḥaḍramawt oriental). Pages 92-98 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). Arabian and Islamic studies. A collection of papers in honour of Mikhail Borishovich Piotrovskij on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Moskow. |