Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
According to the editors, the lines of the text continued on a different stone. However, as there is empty space at the end of the lines, we cannot exclude that the the lacunae have to be placed at the beginning. |
Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 13, w. 33, th. 8.5 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
Country | Yemen |
Notes | The inscription probably comes from Baraqish. |
Link to site record |
Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 23, pl. 5/11 | Arbach, Mounir and Schiettecatte, Jérémie 2006. Catalogue des pièces archéologiques et épigraphiques du Jawf au Musée National de Ṣanʿâʾ. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. Ṣanʿāʾ: Centre français d'archéologie et de sciences sociales de Ṣanʿâʾ. [Text in French and Arabic] |