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MQ al-Jawhara 1 CSAI I, 1088


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision

TEXT

marker


   1  wṯn Qtbn
   2  b-ʿm Rdmn

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock
Dimensionsw. 24
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-Jawhara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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CULTURAL NOTES

Text parallel with MQ al-Jawhara 2. The inscriptions are probably dated at period C. At this time, Qtbn and Rdmn were two allies and Rdmn was not part of Qataban territory anymore.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1998 a: 129, n. 30, figs 2-3Robin, Christian J. 1998. Décompte du temps et souveraineté politique en Arabie méridionale. Pages 121-151 in Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Hélène Lozachmeur (eds). Proche-Orient ancien. Temps vécu, temps pensé. Actes de la table ronde du 15 novembre 1997 organisée par l'URA 1062 "Etudes Sémitiques". (Antiquités sémitiques, 3). Paris: Jean Maisonneuve.
Bāfaqīh 2001: 12-14, pls 23Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. 2001. Nuqūš wa-dalālāt 2. Raydān, 7: 10-28. [Arabic section]