Christie's 1980
Bordreuil, Briquel-Chatonnet and Gubel 1999: 254, fig. 14
Copyright of the photo published by Bron: Christie's.
Copyright of the photo published by Bron: Christie's.
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text - fragmentary |
GENERAL NOTES
| The text is considered Sabaic because originary from Jidfir ibn Munayḫir. |
TEXT
[... ...]
1 [... ...]
2 [... ... hq]ny S¹m—
3 (ʿ)( ḏ)-(Ẓb)[yt ... ...]
| 3 | The text probably continued after l.3. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jidfir ibn Munaykhir |
| Ancient site | Khlm |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple of S¹mʿ ḏ-Ẓbyt |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Bordreuil, Briquel-Chatonnet and Gubel 1999: 254, fig. 14 | Bordreuil, Pierre, Briquel-Chatonnet, Françoise and Gubel, Eric 1999. Bulletin d'antiquités archéologiques du Levant inédites ou méconnues. Baalim VII. Syria, 76: 237-280. 2015/06/26; http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/syria_0039-7946_1999_num_76_1_7615. |