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CIAS 95.11/p 6/A 53 A RES 3902 N° 120 A


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.5
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural)

GENERAL NOTES

Pirenne (CIAS ii: 199-200) believes this inscription is palaeographically earlier than the text B, and the latter was engraved subsequently, after a reemployment of the object.

TEXT

marker


   1  [... ...] qyf s²ms¹-hmw

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 1408
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue (qyf)
MaterialStone
Dimensionsh. 48, w. 30.4, th. 16.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jaussen 1926: 569, pl. XIII, fig. 16Jaussen, Antonin J. 1926. Mélanges: Inscriptions himyarites. Revue Biblique, 35: 548-582.
Conti Rossini 1926-1927: 742, photoConti Rossini, Carlo (=Karolus) 1926-1927. Dalle Rovine di Ausan. Dedalo, 7: 727-754.
Jamme 1971 b: 139Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250313. [Privately printed]
CIAS: ii, 199-210, photoBeeston, 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]
Jamme 1988: 25-30Jamme, Albert W.F. 1988. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XVI. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250299. [Privately printed]