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UAM 23
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic |
| Script | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Monumental writing |
| Text direction | Right-to-left |
| Text appearance | Recessed |
| Execution technique | Incision |
| Measure of letters | 0.4 |
TEXT
1 Bn—
2 mg((Bngm))
| 1-2 | if the reading is Bnmg, the m is dextrograde; if (less likely) the reading is Bngm, the text is boustrophedic with reversed g. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 23 |
| Support type | Artefact » Seal » Ring seal |
| Material | Silver |
| Dimensions | d. 1.7-2.2, th. 0.2 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Link to site record |