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RES 4288


Calvet and Robin 1997: 250, cat. 179
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Calvet and Robin 1997: 250, cat. 179
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Calvet and Robin 1997: 250, cat. 179

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

The editor notes the semi-circular (thence quite ancient) form of the letter r.

TEXT

marker


   1  Ḥ(t)r((Ḥ(z)r))

Apparatus
Possibly a proper name.
Below the first line, a letter d is evident. According to Calvet and Robin, the oblique sign joining it could be a letter l, and both may form a monogram.
Jamme instead reads Ḥṣr Ld and interprets Ld as a lineage name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositParis, Louvre Museum, AO 11209
Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialSemiprecious stone
Dimensionsd. 1.5, th. 0.9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe object was bought by Bardey in Nāṣir al-Bayḥāni between 1884 and 1918 (Calvet and Robin 1997: 250).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Calvet and Robin 1997: 250, cat. 179Calvet, Yves and Robin, Christian J. 1997. Arabie heureuse. Arabie déserte. Les antiquités arabiques du Musée du Louvre. Avec la collaboration de Françoise Briquel-Chatonnet and Marielle Pic. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux.
Jamme 1972: 75-76Jamme, Albert W.F. 1972. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe III. Washington. 2025/04/17; https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38250312. [Privately printed]