CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bron 1970 a: pl. III/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.5

GENERAL NOTES

According to Bron 1970 a, the inscription Gl 455=RES 4385 may be identified with the one engraved on a funerary head from a Swiss collection.

TEXT


   1  S²rḥm bn Bḥḍm
   2  ʿbd S¹ṭrn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBern, Prof. Hans-R. Hahnloser collection (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Sculpture in the round » Part of human body
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 25 (h. neck 11), w. 7.7 (neck) - 12 (head), th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1970 a: 551, pl. III/aBron, François 1970. Antiquités sud-arabes dans les collections suisses. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 30: 549-554.