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UAM 211
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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 | 4.5 | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The dating of the text at about the IV c. BC, suggested by Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach, involves that the text is Qatabanic. |
TEXT
1 [... ...]ʾbm (s¹)qn[y ... ...]
2 [... ...](w)-wld-s¹ w-b-ʾ(ḏn)[... ...]
3 [... ...](n )(Ym)lkʾl qy(n)[... ...]
| 1 | [... ...]ʾbm could also be a patronymic or a name of group. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Aden, University Museum, UAM 211 |
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 15.5, w. 30.5, th. 10 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Unknown (wādī Markha) |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | wādī Markha |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 106-107, fig. 4 | Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124. |