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Ja 2224a Q 686; CSAI I, 655
Jamme 1971 b: pl. 4
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 | 2.6 |
GENERAL NOTES
| The stela base is inscribed also on the top (Ja 2224b), |
TEXT
1 Lḥym S¹rfm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of stela |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 4, w. 10.6, th. 6.7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jamme 1971 b: 76, pl. 3 (facsimile) | Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed] |