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AM 60.733 CSAI I, 243
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 2.5 |
TEXT
1 [... ...] ʿbd Wrfw
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2157=AM 60.733 |
| Support type | Artefact » Slab |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 6, w. 8.5, th. 4.2 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
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CULTURAL NOTES
It is interesting to note that the expression ʿbd and name of God (in this case Wrfw) only rarely is found in Qatabanic.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1971 b: 126 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed] |