CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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By kind permission of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 173, pl. III

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

Palaeography suggests a period C.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾbnt ḏ—
   2  t Ḏrḥn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-17B
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 29, w. 8.5, th. 7.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1935: 173-174, pl. IIIRyckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187.