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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
Chronology
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary
TEXT marker
1 [... ...] 2 [... ... S²]bʿn ẓ(lmn) [... ...] 3 [... ...]mḥrmn S²bʿn w-ʿm[...](s²m) [... ...] 4 [... ... by]tn Kwkbn w-s²ʿb-hmw
OBJECT INFORMATIONDeposit Aden, The National Museum, NAM 1463 Support type Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription Material Stone Measures h. 23.5, w. 25, th. 8 Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin. Conjectural Modern site al-Bayḍāʾ Ancient site Ns²qm Geographical area Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra Country Yemen Archaeological context Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl S²bʿn Notes Origin assumed on the basis of the mention of Almaqah's sanctuary S²bʿn. The catalogue reports a provenance from Timnaʿ. Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYCIAS : ii, 195, photoBeeston, 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]