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CIAS 39.11/r 9/P 12 n° 2
CIAS: i, 393
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7.3 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...] Gdnm ʿbd (Y)[... ...]
2 [... ...b](y)t-h(w) [... ...]
| 1 | (Y)[... ...] could be the beginning of a king's name. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 452 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 26.5, w. 26, th. 16.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Maḥram Bilqīs |
| Ancient site | ʾwm |
| Geographical area | Maʾrib |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 91-92, 392-394, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |