CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD
Date(first half of 2nd cent. AD)

GENERAL NOTES

At the time of Halevy's visit the inscription was reemployed at Bab Ṣabāḥ in Ṣanʿāʾ.
It had been moved to Biʾr Azab when Glaser transcribed it.

TEXT


   1  [... ...]h Wtrm Yhʾmn mlk S¹bʾ [w-ḏ-Rydn ... ...]

Apparatus
Wṯr instead of Wtrm (CIH). This king is the son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb (e.g. Ir 4 or Ja 601).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 39 (facsimile)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.