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MQ-ḏū-Wayn 9
Arbach and Gajda 2002: 302-304, fig. 8
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Marginal Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 6 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| See MQ-ḏū-Wayn 1 for the dating. |
TEXT
1 S¹lmn
2 bn ʾlṯwb nṣf
3 [... ...] b-ʿln
4 [... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 34 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Makhnaq (dhī-Wayn) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach and Gajda 2002: 302-304, fig. 8 | Arbach, Mounir and Gajda, Iwona 2002. La plus ancienne inscription sudarabique datée d'après une ère et autres inscriptions rupestres de la région d'al-Bayḍāʾ. Syria, 79: 293-306. |