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FR-ʿIdim 2
Frantsouzoff 2014: fig. 3
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 |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to Frantsouzoff, the text is more recent than FR-ʿIdim 1, and could date back to the 3rd c. AD, on account of the style of the letters b. |
TEXT
1 Rffm
2 ḏ-Ḏbbm
| 2 | There are no comparisons in ASA inscriptions for the "b" with oblique traits on the top (Frantsouzoff). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | wādī ʿIdim |
| Ancient site | ʿdm |
| Geographical area | Tarīm |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | In situ |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Frantsouzoff 2014: 95-97, fig. 3 | Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2014. Deux inscriptions rupestres du Wādī ʿIdim (Ḥaḍramawt oriental). Pages 92-98 in Alexander V. Sedov (ed.). Arabian and Islamic studies. A collection of papers in honour of Mikhail Borishovich Piotrovskij on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Moskow. |