CSAI

Corpus of Sabaic Inscriptions (work in progress)


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters6
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...]wln rdʾ l-ʿs²q w-mbnt byt ʿ—
   2  [... ...]ʿ ḏ-Ẓbḥm bd gdd kl nʿmtm
   3  [... ... ]w-Nbṭʿm ḏw Ḫwln kl nʿmtm

Apparatus
1Possible integration ḏ-Ḫ]wln.
2It is not sure if Ẓbḥm is a name of group.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 1569
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 24, w. 69, th. 22
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaal-Ḥadd
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house
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