Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Writing technique | Incision |
Measure of letters | 4.5 |
Support type | Stone inscription (mʿmr) |
Material | Stone |
Measures | h. 10, w. 25 |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
Country | Yemen |
Found | Reemployed. In ancient times |
Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾnby S²ymn bʿl Rṣfm |
Notes | This memorial, even though mentioning the sanctuary of Rṣfm, was found inserted in the wall of the house of Yfs². |
Link to site record |
Jamme 1958 b: 189, pl. 118 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1958. Inscriptions Related to the House Yafash in Timnaʿ. Pages 183-198 in Richard LeBaron Bowen and Frank P. Albright (eds). Archaeological Discoveries in South Arabia. With foreword by Wendell Phillips. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 2). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. |