DASI ID: ID: 2490
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"Arbach and Schiettecatte 2006: pl. 4/8"
Text:
Translations:
1[... ...] ʾls¹mʿ king of Kmnhw 2[... ...] from the foundations to the sky.
Chronological
Period: B
Physical
Support: Object → Stone piece
Materials: Stone
Measures: h. 23, w. 117, th. 24
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Symbol Shape: Crescent moon
Subject Level 1: Symbol
Symbol Reference: God
Symbol Reference Text: Nbʿl
Letter Measure: 8
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Minaic → Central Minaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Construction text (conjectural)
Writing Techniques: Incision
Royal Inscription: Yes
Spatial
Site: Kamna, al-Jawf, Yemen
Ancient Name: Kmnhw
Type of Site: Settlement
Deposit:
settlement: Ṣanʿāʾ
institution: The National Museum
private Collection: false
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