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CIAS 57.60/p 6 n° 1
CIAS: ii, 175 (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 S²ms¹m bʿl—
2 t Mrḥbm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, The National Museum, NAM 311 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 38, w. 54.4, th. 23 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Zinjibar |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Abyan |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S²ms¹m bʿlt Mrḥbm |
| Notes | The provenance from Zinjibar is stated by Doe (Beeston 1981 a: 13). |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Beeston 1981 a: 13-14 (photo) | Beeston, Alfred F.L. 1981. Miscellaneous Epigraphic Notes. Raydān, 4: 9-28. |
| CIAS: ii, 175-177 (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] |