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Gr 226 Itwa 6
Bauer and Lundin 1998: photo 196 b
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Script | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Text direction | Boustrophedon | ||
| Text appearance | Recessed | ||
| Execution technique | Incision | ||
| Measure of letters | 8 | ||
| Chronology |
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TEXT
1 [b-]ʿṯtr w-b ʾlmqh w-b-
2 Tʾlb w-b Yṯʿʾmr w-Y[dʿʾl]
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 22, w. 42, th. 30 |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Itwa |
| Ancient site | ʾtwtm |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
| Modern site | Jabal Riyām |
| Ancient site | Trʿt |
| Geographical area | Arḥab |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
| Notes | The site of provenance of this stela is certainly Itwa, while its origin is uncertain between Itwa and Jabal Riyām. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bauer and Lundin 1998: 78-79, photos 196 a, b | Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial] |