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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 | 1.8 |
| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The formula at l. 3 suggests the typology of the inscription. | |
TEXT
1 [... ...](m)[.] b-[... ...]
2 [... ...]w-ʾʾḏn-hmw w-bk[l-hmw ... ...]
3 [bn m]s¹nkrm w-ms¹fʾym[... ...]
| Apparatus |
| 1 | [... ...]hmy b-kl [... ...] (RES). |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 222=AM 214 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 11.5, w. 30, th. 9.5 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin| Modern site | al-ʿĀdiyya |
| Ancient site | Rḥb (?) |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 71, pl. III | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112.
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