NAM 165
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2.5 |
GENERAL NOTES
| It is known that the aniconic stelae with ṣlw and proper name come mainly from the area of Qataban, Awsan and Ḥaḍramawt (see Müller, Walter W. 1974: 150 for the Qatabanic text Graf 7). However, despite what is stated in the museum catalogue, it is highly unlikely that this piece is from Timnaʿ. Palaeographically, the letter b with a double horizontal bar, as well as the whole style, date the text at least at the 3rd century AD. Also the use of the bt instead of bnt speaks for a late dating. The closest examples are the ones from Shabwa (e.g. RES 4696). Also, the patronymic ʿwfm is only attested once in a Hadramitic inscription. |
TEXT
1 ṣlw Mḥyt
2 bt ʿwfm
| Letter b with double horizontal bar. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 165=AM 141 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab (ṣlw) |
| Measures | h. 5.5, w. 14, th. 6.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Degen and Müller, Walter W. 1974 | Degen, Rainer and Müller, Walter W. 1974. Eine hebräisch-sabäische Bilinguis aus Bait al-Ašwāl. Neue Ephemeris für semitische Epigraphik, 2: 117-123. |