CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Rijziger 2016: 12, fig. 17

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text

TEXT


   1  S²ʿṯmm w-ʾḫ-hw w-bny-hmw bnw Ẓrb ʾdm
   2  bny Hmdn hnklw w-qyḥn mqbr-hmw Ẓrbm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  S²ʿṯmm and his brother and their descendants, of Banū Ẓrb, clients of
   2  Banū Hmdn, have finished off and completed satisfactorily their burial place Ẓrbm.
Rijziger 2016: 12-13Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositKāniṭ, Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKāniṭ
Ancient siteʾknṭ
Geographical areaArhab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
NotesThe editor refers that the stone was found near the new dam, outside the village.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rijziger 2016: 12-13, fig. 17Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.