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CIAS 95.11/w 9 n° 1
CIAS: ii, 230 (photo)
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 |
TEXT
1 M(l)ḥm [... ...]
2 [... ...]—
3 ʿ(l )[... ...]
4 yṣd(q)[... ...]((Yṣd(q)[... ...]))
5 bn( )[... ...]—
6 (q)h (ʾ)[... ...]
| The lacunae at the end of the lines suit Beeston's consideration that the stone is probably broken on the left-hand side. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 2385 |
| Support type | Artefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 17.1, w. 14.2, th. 5.6 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Unknown |
| Country | Unknown |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| CIAS: ii, 229-230 (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] |