Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
Writing technique | Incision | ||
Chronology |
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Inscription of the most recent period of Bā-Quṭfa (1st c. BC - 1st c. AD), palaeographically characterized by stretched r, lozenge-shaped s³ ("Stile dalla r distesa": see Prioletta). |
Letter ḫ reversed. |
Support type | Stone inscription |
Material | Stone |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Bā-Quṭfa |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Central Ḥaḍramawt |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Ḥls¹m |
Link to site record |
Pirenne 1979: 232, pl. XXI | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1979. L'apport des inscriptions à l'interprétation du temple de Bā-Quṭfah. Raydān, 2: 203-241. |
Prioletta 2006 a: 284 (photo) | Prioletta, Alessia 2006. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt 2. Le iscrizioni di Bā-Quṭfa. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 29: 269-286. |