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A-20-659
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 3.2 |
TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 w-Mrṯdʾln [... ... ... ...]—
3 b bnw Gdnm w-[... ...]
| 2 | Letter n reversed. |
| 1 | Sholan reads [... ...] bn [... ...] |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-659 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 11, w. 22, th. 6.3 |
| 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 |
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. |