CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Jamme 1962 a: pl. 30
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5.5 (max.); 2.8 (min.)

TEXT


   1  hqnyt W—
   2  hbʾwm (ḏ)-Yhʿn

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Dedication of
   2  Whbʾwm, of the family Yhʿn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositMārib
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 18.1, w. 15.2, th. 10.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1962 a: 199, pl. 30Jamme, Albert W.F. 1962. Sabaean Inscriptions from Maḥram Bilqîs (Mârib). (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 3). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.