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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 0.4 |
TEXT
1 Bn—
2 mg((Bngm))
Apparatus |
1-2 | if the reading is Bnmg, the m is dextrograde; if (less likely) the reading is Bngm, the text is boustrophedic with reversed g. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 23 |
Support type | Artefact » Seal » Ring seal |
Material | Silver |
Measures | d. 1.7-2.2, th. 0.2 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
OriginModern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
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