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NAM 2321
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 7.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary (conjectural) |
GENERAL NOTES
| The text has been labelled as Ḥaḍramitic because of the mention of the god Tdn (see the notes on the origin of the piece). |
TEXT
1 [... ...]n r[... ...]
2 [... ...] Tdn [... ...]
3 [... ...]w-qny[-s¹... ...]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2321 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 28, w. 16.5, th. 6 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Hajar al-Barīra |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Jirdān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context |
| Notes | The mention of the god Tdn supports a likely origin of the inscription from al-Barīra, in wādī Jirdān. |
| Link to site record |