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NAM 2001
Catalogue 2000: 323, fig. 174
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 |ḥrt ṣdq|
| 1 | The two words on the object could be a proper name. If they are not proper names we could try a translation: "satisfactory conduit". Translation, which given the shape of the object, could have a sexual meaning. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2001 |
| Support type | Artefact » Weight |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 7, d. 6 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar Kuḥlān |
| Ancient site | Tmnʿ |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Catalogue 2000: 323-324, cat. 174 | 2000. Yemen. Nel paese della Regina di Saba. Catalogo della Mostra, Palazzo Ruspoli, Fondazione Memmo, Roma 6 Aprile - 30 Giugno 2000. Milan: Skira. |