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RES 4672 Wi Sūna (c)


Wissmann 1968: fig. 4; Pirenne 1990: 89, pl. LXVIIh

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...]m mḥʿltm((mḥwltm))

Apparatus
Wissmann gives the correction of mḥʿltm in mḥwltm; RES translates "élevé, partie supérieure" (of a building).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone piece
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 19, w. 26
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteShabwa
Ancient siteS²bwt
Geographical areaShabwa
CountryYemen
NotesAccording to Wissmann, the fragment comes from Sūna.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1968: 44, fig. 4Wissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
Pirenne 1990: 89, pl. LXVII/hPirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient]