CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)

DASI

CIH 17 RES 2637A


Bron 1992: 60
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Chronology
PeriodD
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The stone is reemployed in the wall of Mesjid al-Qasīmī in Ṣanʿāʾ.

TEXT


   1  [... ...]m(d) w-bny-hmy Rbʾl[ ... ...]
   2  [... ...]yw w-hwṯrn w-hs²qrn[ ... ...]
   3  [... ...](rbʿ) ʾmrʾ-hmw bny [... ...]
   4  [... ...] w-rṯdw byt-hmw (Yf)[... ...]

Apparatus
3Bron accepts Mordtmann and Mittwoch's reading: rbʿ, "qui est cependant sans parallèle"; however, rḍw as suggested by CIH remains also possible.
4Probably to be integrated Yf[ʿm.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Wall
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1931: 195-198 (facsimile)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1931. Sabäische Inschriften. Rathjens-v. Wissmannsche Südarabischen-Reise. 1. Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter.
Bron 1992: 60 (photo)Bron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.