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Ja 2289
Jamme 1974 b: pl. 18
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...]
2 [... ...]
3 [... ...]
4 [... ...]mtn[...]r Mrʾbwd ʾw Ḏʾbnhs¹ [... ...]
5 [... ...]y Ḥyt [... ...] ḏ-Yṯmt ʾw Ḏʾbn[hs¹ ... ...]
6 [... ...]ḥ l[... ...]s¹ bn-kl ḏ-y[... ...]
| 4 | on Jamme's facsimile we read Mrʾbwd, but there is no comparison for this name (instead, we have attestations of Mrʾtwd). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 25, w. 67.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿUlā |
| Ancient site | Ddn |
| Geographical area | Ḥijāz |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Notes | According to Jamme, the inscription comes from al-Balâdïya. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1974 b: 68, pl. 18 (facsimile) | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1974. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe VII. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250308. [Privately printed] |