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M 452
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Raised | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 5 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...]l bn l[... ...]
2 [... ...]r ʿs²r ʾgb[... ...]
3 [... ...]r b-dbr[... ...]
| Ryckmans's reading is hardly verifiable on the photo. | |
| 1 | In the first line, the fragmentary words may have been person names. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Istanbul, Ancient Orient Museum, 7644 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 20, w. 24, th. 9 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ |
| Ancient site | Ḥgrʾ |
| Geographical area | Northwest Arabia |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: 122, pl. III/551 | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quinzième série. Le Muséon, 70: 97-126. |