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Tokai Suzuki-ASA no. 3


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

According to the editors, this fragment and Ja 2218b were part of the same object.

TEXT

marker


   1  | Yṣdqʾl Frʿm S²rḥʿt

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositKanagawa (Japan), Tokai University, Tokai Suzuki-ASA no. 3
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 9.25, w. 22.75, th. 4.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Markha)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

According to the editors of this inscription, the epigraph shows traces of an intentional removal of the text, elememt that could indicate a "damnatio memoriae" of this king.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta, Hull and Blumell 2019: 249-251, figs 3/a-cPrioletta, Alessia, Hull, Kerry and Blumell, Lincoln H. 2019. The ancient South Arabian collection at Tokai University (Japan) and a miscellaneous item. Semitica et Classica. Revue Internationale d'Études Orientales et Méditerranéennes, 12: 245-258.