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 letters5
Chronology
PeriodB

GENERAL NOTES

The Qatabanian origin is motivated by the type of object, but it remains hypothetical.

TEXT


   1  ʿynw Ṣdqʾl Yg

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 251=AM 242
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with eyes or stylized face
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 16, w. 18, th. 3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1965 a: 55, pl. XII, 30Jamme, Albert W.F. 1965. The South Arabian collection of the University Museum (Cambridge, England). Documentation sud-arabe, IV. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 40: 43-55.