CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5

TEXT


   1  l-Ḥyḍn ḏ-Ḥmln ḫdrn gwlm w-ʾl tʿly w-rṯd-hw Tʾlb w-Nws²m

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  For Ḥydn the tomb with full property rights and let there be no violation; he committed it to Tʾlb and Nws²m.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresw. 150
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteItwa
Ancient siteʾtwtm
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bauer and Lundin 1998: 84-85Bauer, Gleb M. and Lundin (=Loundine), Avraam G. 1998. Pamjatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. Južnaja Aravija. Part 2: Epigraficheskie pamjiatniki drevnego Jemena. 2. St.-Petersburg: Zentr "Peterburgskoe vostokovedenie". [Akademia nauk, Institut Vostokovedenija, Sankt-Peterburgskiy filial]