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ATM 889
Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 101, fig. 33
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 2.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 mqf Rṯd ḏt Bʿgm ḏt byt Lḥyʿt bn
2 Bʿgm w-Ḫtynm ʿh[..]
| 2 | Text written in smaller size. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 889 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of stela (mqf) |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 14, w. 53, th. 6 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥinū az-Zurayr |
| Ancient site | Hrbt |
| Geographical area | Wādī Ḥarīb |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The mention of the families Bʿgm and Ḫtynm implies an origin from the site of Ḥalzaw (Ḥlzwm) rather than Ḥinū az-Zurayr. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 86-87, fig. 101 (33) | Arbach, Mounir, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Nuqūš qatbāniyya ǧadīda (3). Raydān, 8: 49-103. |