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as-Sawdāʾ 42


Avanzini 1995: pl.29/a

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionMonogram
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Royal inscriptionYes

TEXT

marker


   1  S¹mhyfʿ

Apparatus
1The name is written as a monogram.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArchitectural structure » Pillar
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 95, w. 46, th. 21
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteas-Sawdāʾ
Ancient siteNs²n
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
NotesThe fragment of pillar was found outside of the town by the MAFRAY. As it carries the same decorations as as-Sawdāʾ 92, which celebrates building works made by S¹mhyfʿ in the temple of Wd (probably Wd ḏ-Nṣb), both inscriptions might come from the same building (Rossi 2022: 171-172).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avanzini 1995: 161, pl. 29/aAvanzini, Alessandra 1995. As-Sawdāʾ. Inventaire des inscriptions sudarabiques. 4. Paris: de Boccard / Rome: Herder. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres; Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente]
Rossi 2022: 171-172Rossi, Irene 2022. The city-states of the Jawf at the dawn of Ancient South Arabian history (8th-6th centuries BCE). II. Corpus of the inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 17/2). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.