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Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Jamme 1955 e: pl. 2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters8
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  [... ...Hw]f Kwn-b[n ... ...]
   2  [... ...]r ʿṯtr S²ym[n ... ...]
   3  [... ...] ḏ-Mʾḏnm w-[... ...]

Apparatus
1Hwf could be a complete proper name, but more probably the final part of a personal name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 26, w. 29
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteQaryat al-Qabil
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaBani al-Harith
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesThe stone was seen in the courtyard of the Imām house.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1955 e: 118-119, pl. 2Jamme, Albert W.F. 1955. Inscriptions sud-arabes de la collection Ettore Rossi. Rivista degli Studi Orientali, 30: 103-130.