CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Rijziger 2016: 14, fig. 19

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  [... ...br](ʾ w)-hs²qrn byt s²ms¹-hmw [... ...]
   2  [... ...Tʾlb R]ymm w-b-s²ms¹-hmw w-mnḍ[ḥ-hmw ... ...]

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  [... ...] (built) and completed the temple of their patron god [... ...]
   2  [... ...] (Taʾlab R)iyām and by their patron god and their tutelary deity [... ...]
Rijziger 2016: 14Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositKāniṭ, Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKāniṭ
Ancient siteʾknṭ
Geographical areaArhab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Tʾlb Rymm
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rijziger 2016: 14, fig. 19Rijziger, Sarah 2016. The Kāniṭ Museum collection. Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 2: 1-32. 2016/12/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1887/38573.