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CIAS 95.11/w 1 n° 2
By kind permission of GOAM
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 10 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [... ...](my)[...]ʿ[.] [.](s³)[... ...]
2 [... ... s¹](q)ny Kthl((Kthl)) ʿmh-s¹
3 [... ...] h-s¹m {h-s¹m} w-h-S¹yn
4 [... ...](ʿ)-s¹ blmw Ḫṣyt((ḫṣyt)) w-Drm((drm))
| The text could be imcomplete on the right side too. | |
| 2 | Kthl could be the name of the dedicant's uncle or of a new god. |
| 4 | It is unsure whether the two words are proper names or nouns. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 220=AM 212 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 29, w. 37, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: i, 198-200, photo | Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes: Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités; Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres] |