This fragment of inscription dates back to the most ancient period of the South Arabian history, as it can be deduced by the very geometric style of the script and by the boustrophedon ductus of the text (going alternatively right-to-left and left-to-right in each consecutive line). The alabaster stelae with lateral framework of ibexes represented in low relief are typical of the ancient art of the Sabaean territories and of the wādī al-Jawf, the northern region of South Arabia. In this case, the mention of the goddess ḏāt Ḥimyam suggests a Sabaean origin.

Topic: Art