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MṢM 137
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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 | 3.2 |
TEXT
1 ʾbb
2 ʿnb
| 1 | c.f. ʾbb in Nāmī NN 86 |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Ṣanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 137 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief |
| Subject | Human figure |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15, w. 14, th. 6.5 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī al-Jawf) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī al-Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Atbuosh 2024: 3-4 | Atbuosh, Mohammed. The Quranic ʾAbb as a South Arabian magical formula. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 53: 1-9. |