CSAI
Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
ScriptAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Text directionRight-to-left
Text appearanceRecessed
Execution techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.3

TEXT

marker


   1  Lbyʾm ḏ-Ḏrʾn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, University Museum, UAM 306
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela
TopConcave
MaterialAlabaster
Dimensionsh. 14.3, w. stela 8.6, w. base 10, th. stela 4.3, th. base 6.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown (wādī Lajiya)
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Lajiya
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Prioletta 2010: 176, photoPrioletta, Alessia 2010. I musei dello Yemen 3. Le iscrizioni del wādī Lajiya al Museo dell'Università di Aden. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 33: 169-186.