Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 311 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 38, w. 54.4, th. 23 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Zinjibar |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | wādī Abyan |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S²ms¹m bʿlt Mrḥbm |
Notes | The provenance from Zinjibar is stated by Doe (Beeston 1981 a: 13). |
Link to site record |
Beeston 1981 a: 13-14 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1981. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes. Raydān, 4: 9-28. |
CIAS: ii, 175-177 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |