CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...]dʿ bn Mhlm mlʾ mḥfdn S¹[... ... ... ... b-]mḥr S¹mhʿly ywm ʿ[... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...]dʿ son of Mhlm completed the tower S¹[... ...... ...] by the order of S¹mhʿly when [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Walls
MaterialStone
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-Bayḍāʾ
Ancient siteNs²qm
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī al-Buhayra
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls
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