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RES 4198
By kind permission of Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sem 667+Sem 665+Sem 666 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone piece | ||||||||
| Material | Stone | ||||||||
| Dimensions | h. 45, w. 54 (Sem 667), 66 (Sem 665), 21.5 (Sem 666), th. 10 | ||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | The stone is broken in three fragments. The monograms of Nhmm and Whbʾwm, who are the authors of the inscriptions, are engraved in relief in two rectangles placed at the right and at the left, respectively, of the text. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Bayt Nimrān |
| Ancient site | Nmrn |
| Geographical area | Central Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Notes | The text commemorates some construction works carried out in Nmrn, which is stated to be the town of the authors of the inscription. It is possible, but not necessary, that the inscription itself comes from Nmrn. |
| Link to site record |
EPIGRAPHS
| Title | RES 4198 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic |
| Link to epigraph record |