CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


Garbini 1978 a: pl. 3
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...](bn)w (ʾ)[... ...]
   2  [... ... ]bʿl-ʾwm ṣlmn
   3  [ḏ-ḏh](b)n ḏ-s²ft-hw ḥ—
   4  [mdm ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 8.5, w. 13
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Garbini 1978 a: 34, pl. 3Garbini, Giovanni 1978. Sabaean Fragments. Raydān, 1: 33-35.