CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRaised
Execution techniqueCasting
Measure of letters2.7

GENERAL NOTES

In absence of chronological information, we cannot say if this text dates back to the period of Awsanite independence.

TEXT

marker


   1  | Yhn |
   2  | Dqr |

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, University Museum, UAM 209
Support typeArtefact » Seal » Stamp seal
MaterialBronze
Dimensionsh. 6.5, w. 6, th. 0.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Markha)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
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