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YM 20660


Arbach and Audouin 2007: 97, cat. 64

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription belongs to period C or D. On the basis of the provenance from the Jawf, the language is probably Sabaic.

TEXT

marker


   1  (ẓ)lt S²(fn) bt ʾlyt

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 20660
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with scene (ẓlt)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 28, w. 24, th. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown (wādī al-Jawf)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and Audouin 2007: 97, cat. 64Arbach, Mounir and Audouin, Rémy 2007. Collection of Epigraphic and Archaeological Artifacts from al-Jawf Sites. Ṣanʿâʾ National Museum. 2. Ṣanʿāʾ: UNESCO-SFD / Ṣanʿāʾ: National Museum. [Text in English and Arabic]