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ATM 689
By kind permission of Jean-François Breton
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 |
TEXT
1 *Ġ*wṯm ḏt
2 Mḏb
| 1 | On the stone: Bwṯm. The correction is almost sure. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | ʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 689 |
| Support type | Artefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body |
| Material | Alabaster |
| Dimensions | h. 32.5, w. 11, w. (base) 9 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Ḥayd Ibn ʿAqīl |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Wādī Bayḥān |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Funerary context: Necropolis |
| Notes | Breton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl. |
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