Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 2.4 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
3 | usually after ʿd there is the name of a sanctuary. ʾrʾtm is the ancient name of the wadi Arra, but it might also be the name of the sanctuary of Ns²bt. |
English | |
1 Ms¹ʾlm Fḥṣn 2 dedicated to Ns²b 3 in ʾrʾrtm. |
Deposit | Unknown, Unknown (Private collection) |
Support type | Artefact » Incense burner |
Shape | With truncated pyramidal base |
Measures | h. 19, w. 11 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Hajar Arra |
Ancient site | ʾrʾrtm |
Geographical area | Jabal al-Nisiyyin |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
Link to site record |
Arbach et al. 2001: 73-74, fig. 48 | Arbach, Mounir, Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 2001. Matériaux pour le corpus des inscriptions qatabānites (II). Raydān, 7: 43-101. |