CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Rijziger 2016: 16, fig. 21

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text (conjectural)

TEXT


   1  [... ...](rf) b-mqm s²ym-hmw Tʾlb Ry[mm ... ...]
   2  [... ...h]grn ʾknṭ w-ʾdm Fʿrn w-rṯd[w... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] by the power of their patron god Taʾlab Riyā[mim ...]
   2  [... ...] the city of ʾknṭ (Kāniṭ) and the clients of Fʿrn; and [they] entrusted [... ...]
Rijziger 2016: 15-16Rijziger, 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 contextReligious context
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rijziger 2016: 15-16, fig. 21Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.