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A-20-899
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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 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 S²rḥbʾl ʾs¹ʾr w-ʾḫ[y-hw ... ... S²]—
2 rḥṯt ʾrs³l w-ʾl(b)[... ... ...]—
3 s³ w-S²fʿṯt w-bn-hmw [... ...]
| According to the repetition of the decorative motifs on the framework, it seems reasonable to suppose that only few letters are missing at the left side of the stone, and that the text is fragmentary on the lower side. However, this cannot be maintained with certainty. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-899 |
| Support type | Unknown |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 35, w. 35, th. 17.9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| 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. |