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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 3.2
Chronology
TEXT marker
1 S²rḥbʾl ʾs¹ʾr w-ʾḫ[y-hw ... ... S²]— 2 rḥṯt ʾrs³l w-ʾl(b)[... ... ...]— 3 s³ w-S²fʿṯt w-bn-hmw [... ...]
Apparatus According to the repetition of the decorative motifs on the framework, it seems reasonable to suppose that only few letters are missing at the left side of the stone, and that the text is fragmentary on the lower side. However, this cannot be maintained with certainty.
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-899 Support type Unknown Material Stone Measures h. 35, w. 35, th. 17.9 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin Modern site Unknown Ancient site Unknown Geographical area Unknown Country Unknown Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYSholan 2005 a : 7-23, pl. 2/2Sholan, Amida 2005. Nuqūš Sabaʾiyya ǧadīda. Dirāsa taḥlīliyya fī dalālāti-hā al-luġawiyya wa-l-taʾrīkhiyya. Ages. A semi-annual journal of Historical, Archaeological and Civilizational Studies , 15/2: 7-23.