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Ja 1029


Jamme 1966 a: pl. XIII

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE

TEXT

marker


   1  ḏ-Yzʾn
   2  Lqyb

Apparatus
Text written as a monogram.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBiʾr Ḥimā
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaBiʾr Ḥimà
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
NotesThe inscription is engraved near the well of Biʾr Ḥimā.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1966 a: 55, pls XII-XIIIJamme, Albert W.F. 1966. Sabaean and Ḥasaean Inscriptions from Saudi Arabia. (Studi Semitici, 23). Rome: Istituto di studi del Vicino Oriente, Università di Roma.
Gajda 1997: 110Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence).