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UAM 206
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Right-to-left | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 3.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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GENERAL NOTES
| Chronology: about 1st c. BC, according to Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach. |
TEXT
1 (m)qf *|* Ḏḫrt ḏt b(yt)
2 S¹ʿdʿ(m) bʿl (Ḏ)rʾn
| 2 | bʿl Ḏrʾn could be the first occurrence of bʿl plus a name of group. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 206 |
| Support type | Artefact (mqf) |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 18.5, w. 26, th. 7 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Markha) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 104-105, fig. 2 | Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124. |