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Shaqab 15
Gnoli 1993: pl. 14/b
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 12 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 | (ʾs¹dyṯʿ)( ʿbd) S¹mhʿly
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 ʿs¹dyṯʿ servant of S¹mhʿly. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 16, w. 70 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa (S-E of the site) |
| Ancient site | Yhrq (?) |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The stone was found during the MAFRAY survey. |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Gnoli 1993: 91-92, pl. 14/b | Gnoli, Gherardo 1993. Shaqab al-Manaṣṣa. Con diciotto tavole fuori testo. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 2. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente] |