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Sanaa-Garbini 1 Ga 5(Av); Ga 10(Ja)
Garbini 1970 d: pl. 4/a
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...] w-ʾlmqh w-ḏt Ḥmym w-ḏt Bʿdnm w-b-S²ms¹[... ...]
2 [... ...]n w-b-s²ʿb-hmw Fys²n w-b ʾdymt-hmw ʾ[... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ṣanʿāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ṣnʿw |
| Geographical area | Sanʿāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Notes | The fragment of this inscription is reemployed in a squared pillar inside the Great Mosque of Ṣanʿāʾ. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Garbini 1970 d: 401-402, pl. 4/a | Garbini, Giovanni 1970. Antichità yemenite [I]. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 30/3: 400-404. |