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A-20-172
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | about 4.7 |
GENERAL NOTES
| Chronology difficult to be established. It could be of B period but also of later times if the style is archaizing. |
TEXT
1 Wydm w-Mʿ(d)[... ...]
2 w-S¹ʿdn bnw (Q)[... ...]
3 ṯmn s¹t[... ...]
| 1 | The signs before the first name could be a false start of the engraver or a later add. |
| 2 | Q[ could also be the beginning of a patronymic. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-172 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 17, w. 35, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Ancient site | Ns²qm |
| Geographical area | Jawf - Wādī al-Buhayra |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Sholan 2005 a: 7-23, pl. 2/2 | Sholan, Amida 2005. Nuqūš Sabaʾiyya ǧadīda. Dirāsa taḥlīliyya fī dalālāti-hā al-luġawiyya wa-l-taʾrīkhiyya. Ages. A semi-annual journal of Historical, Archaeological and Civilizational Studies, 15/2: 7-23. |