Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Deposit | Paris, Pirenne's collection (Private collection) |
Support type | Artefact » Seal » Stamp seal |
Material | Semiprecious stone |
Measures | h. 2.4, w. 1.8 (back face), h. 1.8, w. 1.3 (inscribed face), th. 0.5 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ẓafār |
Ancient site | Ẓfr |
Geographical area | Ẓafār |
Country | Yemen |
Notes | Bought at the market of Ṣanʿāʾ. From Ẓafār, according to Pirenne. |
Link to site record |
CIAS: i, 601-602 (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] |