CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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RES 4567 Ry 122; Q 187; CSAI I, 932


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: 172, pl. II

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3

GENERAL NOTES

G. Ryckmans labelled this inscription as Qatabanic, but this seems unlikely today. This typology of artefacts seems instead typical of the Jawf and Maʾrib areas.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾḏb

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositPhiladelphia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Near East Section, Quill Jones Collection, 30-47-10
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Human figure
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 25, w. 10.2, th. 8.7
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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: 172, pl. IIRyckmans, Gonzague 1935. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Troisième série. Le Muséon, 48: 1-187.