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Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

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Ja 2215


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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 letters0.43

GENERAL NOTES

Considered to be in Thamudic (Winnett 1937: 52) or to come from Ethiopia (Ryckmans 1955: 4).

TEXT

marker


   1  Mḥyw

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 119394=1919,0709.7
Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialSemiprecious stone
Dimensionsh. 0.43, l. 1.5 (face), 1.7 (reverse), w. 1.53 (face), 1.52 (reverse); wt. 2g
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Jacques 1955: 4, no. 16Ryckmans, Jacques 1955. L’origine et l’ordre des lettres de l’alphabet éthiopien. Bibliotheca Orientalis, 12/1: 2-8.
Jamme 1971 b: 53, pl. 3Jamme, 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: 221, no. 35Pickworth Wong, Diana 1999. Stamp seals of the ancient Yemen. (PhD, University of California, Berkeley).
Winnett 1937Winnett, Fred V. 1937. A study of the Lihyanite and Thamudic inscriptions. (University of Toronto Studies: Oriental series, 3). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.