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RES 4238 Ry 117; Q 144; CSAI I, 919
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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 | 2.5 (base), 2 (statue) | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| The palaeography suggests a period C. |
TEXT
1 Krbʾl bn
2 Mʿdʾl w-ʾls²rḥ
| The first line of the text is on the tunic, the second one on the base. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-5 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 25.5, w. 10.5 |
| 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
| Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 170, pl. II | Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187. |