INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Measure of letters 5
Textual typology Dedicatory text - fragmentary
TEXT marker
1 2 [... ...]m nfs¹-s¹ w-ʾḏn-s¹ w-bn-[s¹ ... ...] 3 [... ...ḏt Ḥ]mym w-b mrʾ-hw S²[hr ... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATIONSupport type Artefact » Altar Shape Undefined Material Marble Measures h. 11.5, w. 33 (of the epigraphical field) Link to object record
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEProvenance Modern site al-ʿĀdiyya Ancient site Rḥb (?) Geographical area al-Bayḍāʾ Country Yemen Found Reemployed. In modern times Notes The fragment of altar is inserted in the wall of a fortified building placed near al-ʿĀdiyya. Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYBron 1992 : 29Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques . Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.