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Ja 2213a


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Sabaean provenance according to Jamme.

TEXT

marker


   1  ʾ

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 117816=1925,0724.7
Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialSemiprecious stone
Dimensionsh. 1, l. 1.62, w. 1.02; wt. 2.5g
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteBayḥān ad-Dawla
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMasūar
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 53, pl. 2Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]
Pickworth Wong 1999: 289, no. 99Pickworth Wong, Diana 1999. Stamp seals of the ancient Yemen. (PhD, University of California, Berkeley).