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CIAS C 13/s 7/95.11 RES 3902 N° 47
CIAS: ii, 253
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
1 [ʿb]m S²ms¹
| 1 | ʿbm in RES. The initial letter ʿ disappeared. According to Pirenne, the text should be read: ʿm S²ms¹. The two names should be considered as divine names, each of them associated with the respective betyl, and the rectangle as an expedient added in the middle of the text to give more symmetry. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, AM 60.721 |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 9.5, w. 11, th. 3 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Jaussen 1926: 560 | Jaussen, Antonin J. 1926. Mélanges: Inscriptions himyarites. Revue Biblique, 35: 548-582. |
| CIAS: ii, 253-254 (photo) | Beeston, 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] |