DASI ID: ID: 8754
Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. XXXVII/a Image free from copyright
Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 41 Image free from copyright
Text:
Chronological
Period: A (conjectural)
Physical
Support: Object → Artefact → Architectural element → Capital
Materials: Granite
Measures: h. 74, w. 53.5 (face A); w. 34.5 (face B); w. 52 (face C); w. 34 (face D)
Decorations:
Figurative Subjects:
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: False window
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Dentils
Subject Level 1: Geometric motif
Subject Level 2: Horizontal grooves
Letter Measure: 7.3 (max.); 6.5 (min)
Linguistic
Language: Ancient South Arabian → Sabaic → Early Sabaic
Alphabet: Ancient South Arabian
Script Typology: Monumental writing
Textual Typology: Dedicatory text
Writing Techniques: Incision
Concordances: Fa 52
Spatial
Site: al-ʿAmāyid / ʿArsh Bilqīs, Maʾrib, Yemen
Ancient Name: Brʾn
Type of Site: Religious area
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