Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 4 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 Rʾbm, son of ʿms²bm qayl of the tribe 2 Ḥmln, dedicated to Tʾlb his person, 3 his children and his property. |
Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 38, w. 45 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Itwa |
Ancient site | ʾtwtm |
Geographical area | Arḥab |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
Notes | Reemployed in the house Bayt ʿAlī Ṣāliḥ, in the centre of village. |
Link to site record |
Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
Ancient site | Trʿt |
Geographical area | Arḥab |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of Tʾlb |
Notes | The site of provenance of this stela is certainly Itwa, while its origin is uncertain between Itwa and Jabal Riyām. |
Link to site record |
Bauer and Lundin 1998: 83, photo 199 a-b-v | Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial] |