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A-20-811
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...]n ʾḫrbn((ʾḫrbn)) (s¹q)f[... ...]
2 [... ...ʾ](ṯ)rh-s¹mn kl s²(r)[... ...]
3 [... ...]r ḏy Rwyn w-ḏ-[... ...]
4 [... ...]ḏ-Lyt w-ẓrbn((Ẓrb(n))) [... ...]
5 [... ...]tn bn s³nn f(s¹)[ʾ... ...]
6 [... ...]ʾn w-ḫdqn (ẓ)[... ...]
7 [... ...]ḏ-(ʿs¹tn ʾy)[... ...]
| 3 | In VL9, the Qatabanic inscription of the Minaean community in Timnaʿ, are attested Rwyn and Ẓrbn (see here l. 4) as name of clan and of a tomb respectively. |
| 5 | See as-Sawdāʾ 13, 5 for the suggested integration. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-811 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 28, w. 21, th. 20 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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