DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameMṭrtm
CountryYemen
Geographical areaNihm
GovernorateṢanʿāʾ
KingdomSaba
CoordinatesLatitude: 15° 39' 57"    Longitude: 44° 27' 25"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteSettlement
TribeTribe: ḏ-Mṭrtm
Lineage: ʾws¹krb
Lineage: S¹ḫymm
Deitiesʿṯtr S²rqn
Tʾlb Rymm
S²ms¹-hmw
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Plot of cultivated land
Rock inscriptions
LanguageSabaic
General descriptionThe modern village of Quṭra is located NE of Sanʿāʾ.

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Epigraphs in CSAI
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