Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Measure of letters | 2.5 | ||
Chronology |
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Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
English | |
1 [... ...] and what She continued to grant and to make increase 2 [... ...]Rṯd committed to ḏt Ṣntm her life 3 [... ...]and her properties and her female statue against everyone who may dama- 4 ge it [... ...] by ʿm and by ʾnby and by ḏt Ṣntm and by ḏt Ẓhrn. |
Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2770 |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Alabaster |
Measures | h. 10, w. 18 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Unknown |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Unknown |
Country | Unknown |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
Link to site record |
CIAS: ii, 197-198, 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] |