CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.5
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

Chronology: about first AD.

TEXT


   1  mqf S¹lmn
   2  Mʿhr ʾbrt[ʿ]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, University Museum, UAM 370
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela (mqf)
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 6.7, w. 11.3, th. 3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Lajiya
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 112-113, fig. 13Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124.
Prioletta 2010: 180, photoPrioletta, Alessia 2010. I musei dello Yemen 3. Le iscrizioni del wādī Lajiya al Museo dell'Università di Aden. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 33: 169-186.