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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Writing technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 5.4 |
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| According to Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach, the chronology of the text is about 1st c. BC, but it is probably later (1st c. AD). | |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ḏt byt S²mr bn ʾlḏmr (w)-S²bḥm ʿs³b
| Apparatus |
| ʾlḏmr[/]S²bḥm (Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach). The last name is interpreted by them as a verb. |
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OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 300 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 18, w. 51.3, th. 9 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
Origin| Modern site | Ḥanaʾ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī ʿAbadān |
| Country | Yemen |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 108, fig. 6 | Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124.
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