UAM 450
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 3 |
GENERAL NOTES
| It is purely on a palaeographic ground that we assume the text belongs to the phase when wādī Marḫa was not any longer under control of Qataban. |
TEXT
1 ʾlwhb
2 Ġhs²m
| 2 | Note the shape of the letter ġ with a double horizontal bar. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 450 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 52, h. base 7, w. base 18.5, th. base 10.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar an-Nāb |
| Ancient site | Mnwbm |
| Geographical area | Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
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