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MuB 537 CSAI I, 79
Avanzini et al. 1994: 32, pl. 12
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 | 4 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| Possibly the upper missing portion of the text was engraved on a different stone. |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 w-s¹ḥdṯ m(ḥ)f(d)-s¹m Mrdʿm bn s²rs¹m
2 ʿ(d) frʿm b-ḥg ʾnby w-ʾl tʿly
| At the end of lines 2 and 3 traces of letters are visible, probably a trace of a previous text. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bayḥān, Museum, 537 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 12, w. 51 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-Ḥinū |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Urban context: Tower Mrdʿm |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Avanzini et al. 1994: 32, pl. 12 | Avanzini, Alessandra, Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA., Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Robin, Christian J. 1994. Materiali per il Corpus Qatabanico. Raydān, 6: 17-36. |