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M 290
Jaussen and Savignac 1914: 103/213 (facsimile)
Jaussen and Savignac 1914: 103/213 (facsimile)
Pirenne 1956: pl. 27/e
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Bruxelles, Musée du Cinquantenaire, O.714 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece |
| Material | Stone |
| Dimensions | h. 34, w. 14 |
| Notes on support and decorations | These measures refer to the fragment in Brussels' museum. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | al-ʿUlā |
| Ancient site | Ddn |
| Geographical area | Ḥijāz |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Notes | When Doughty saw the inscription (Renan 1891: pl. XVI, fol. 30, bad facsimile), it was reemployed in a house wall in the south area of the town (h. 165, w. 36). It had already disappeared when Jaussen and Savignac later visited the site, but a fragment is kept in Brussels. |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | M 290 |
| Concordance | JSMin 213; Ry 48; RES 3283 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic |
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