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AM 60.1295 CSAI I, 260
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 | 3 |
TEXT
1 ṣlw
2 Ḥrmy
3 bn Gs²—
4 rm
| 3-4 | Gs²rm is attested only in this inscription, it could be a patronymic. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 60.1295 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Aniconic stela (ṣlw) |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 14, w. 8 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1971 b: 133 | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed] |