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Macdonald 2021: 251
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
Darb al-Bakrah survey, 2004, by kind permission of Laïla Nehmé.
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
TEXT
1 [... ...]S¹ymt[... ...]
| 1 | According to Macdonald's edition there are other signs before and after the readable letters. It is not certain whether this is a name. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Material | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Sūḥ al-Baghlah |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Darb al-Bakrah |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Macdonald 2021: 251 (photo) | Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2021. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586. |