Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 3.4 | ||
Chronology |
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Arbach and Schiettecatte (2006: 36) date the text around the 2nd century BC, Robin and Prioletta (2013: 170) one century later. If the provenance from Nashqum and the datings proposed are correct, the language is probably Sabaic. |
1 | The reading Ns²q is very uncertain, as well as its interpretation as a toponym. |
5 | if we consider bny as the construction verb, ʾmts²[... ...] is a name of building. However, the preceding sequence of names suggests that bny should be interpreted as "descendants of" and ʾmts²[... ...] is therefore a patronymic or name of group. |
Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 23, w. 37, th. 22 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
Ancient site | Ns²qm |
Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
Country | Yemen |
Link to site record |
Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: 36-37, pl. 8/21 | 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] |