RES 4240 Ry 118; Q 146; CSAI I, 921
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Ryckmans, Gonzague 1934-1935: 170, pl. II
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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 | 3.6 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The palaeography suggests a period B2. |
TEXT
1 ʿmydʿ ḏ-S²kymm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-1 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Measures | h. 48.5, h. 6 (base), w. 14.8, th. 10 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 170-171, pl. II | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187. |