CSAI

Collection of the objects from the Harvard Semitic Museum of Harvard University


By kind permission of Harvard Semitic Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4.6
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary (conjectural)

TEXT


   1  [... ...]ʾḫ ʿs¹n (w)[... ...]
   2  [... ... ]frrʿ kl mʿ(ḏ)[r... ...]
   3  [... ... ]Ybrʾḫ b-byt[... ...]
   4  [... ...]m whb S²ll m[... ...]

Apparatus
1Huehnergard suggests to read w-(kl).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositCambridge MA, Harvard Semitic Museum, 1936.1.18
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 25.5, w. 22.7, th. 8.3
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Huehnergard 2000: 200 (photo)Huehnergard, John 2000. Old south Arabian inscriptions in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Pages 196-206 in Lawrence E. Stager, Joseph A. Greene and Michael D. Coogan (eds). The archaeology of Jordan and beyond. Essays in honor of James A. Sauer. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns.
Woods 2010: 198, cat. 92Woods, Christopher (ed.) 2010. Visible language. Inventions of writing in the ancient middle East and beyond. Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond (September 28 2010 - March 6 2011, Museum of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago). With the assistance of Geoff Emberling and Emily Teeter. (Oriental Institute Museum Publications, 32). Chicago: Oriental Institute Museum Publications.