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A-20-380
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Undefined Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | about 2 |
TEXT
1 ʾws¹m |
2 ḏ-Grfm m—
3 d mqtwy
4 Mls²n-bn S¹m→ʿ
| Lines 1 and 2 written on the upper face, line 3 written on the altar edge. We are not completely sure that they belong to the same text. There are other letters and drawings on the object. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-380 |
| Support type | Artefact » Altar |
| Shape | Circular |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 7.5, 49x31 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |