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CIH 736 RES 2699
By kind permission of British Museum
By kind permission of British Museum
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 0.54 (ASA), 0.15 (Kufic) |
TEXT
1 Nʾdm
| Below the bird there is a text in Kufic script. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | London, The British Museum, BM 120304=1854,0401.23 |
| Support type | Artefact » Seal » Stamp seal |
| Material | Semiprecious stone |
| Dimensions | h. 1.72, w. 1.25, th. 0.62 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Walker 1962: 455-458, pl. XI | Walker, John 1962. A South Arabian gem with Sabaean and Kufic legends. Le Muséon 75: 455–458. |