Ḥaṣī
Editor: Alessio Agostini; Jérémie Schiettecatte
Site Plan
Dridi 2005-2006: fig. 4
Dridi 2005-2006: fig. 4
- Site Plan
Dridi 2005-2006: fig. 4 - Monumental Stairway
Dridi 2005-2006: fig. 6 - Monumental Stairway
Dridi 2005-2006: fig. 17
SITE INFORMATION
| Ancient name | Ḥ[ṣy] / Ḥ[ṣym] |
| Country | Yemen |
| Geographical area | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Governorate | al-Bayḍāʾ |
| Kingdom | Qataban Himyar |
| Coordinates | Latitude: 14° 3' " Longitude: 45° 42' 15" |
| Coordinates accuracy | certain |
| Type of site | Settlement |
| Tribe | Tribe: Mḍḥym Tribe: S¹frm Lineage: Hṣbḥ Lineage: Qyln Lineage: S¹fr Lineage: S²bʿn Lineage: Ṣḥt Lineage: Yʿgf |
| Deities | ʿm ḏ-ʿḏbtm bʿl Nʿmn ḏ-S¹mwy Mrʾ S¹myn |
| Structures | Dwelling (indeterminate) Dwelling (concentrated) Workshop Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well) Wells, cisterns Terrace cultivation Building with political function Rampart Small temple Pilgrimage temple Synagogue Graveyard Rock inscriptions |
| Language | Qatabanic |
| General description | The site is located 1.5 km at NW from the village of al-ʿUqla and 16 NE from al-Bayḍā. Extension: 7 ha. The site lays on a land with granite hills plough by valleys. The archaeological remains are thus more visible on the hill slopes and are more concentrated in 4 areas. |
| Travellers | 1975: W. Müller 1979: C. Robin 1980: W. Daum |
| Archaeological missions | Since 2003: Mission Archéologique Française |
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NOTES
| The excavations, which are at the very beginning in this site, have so far been concentrated on one monumental structure (Building A) of which some stone rows are still preserved. In view of the massive technique used it has been hypothesized that it should be a palace. This wall has been erected on a hill slope and it is connected with a slip road (A. Agostini). |
RELATED SITES
| north-east of al-Makhnaq (dhī-Wayn) (Unknown) |
| north of al-ʿĀdiyya (Rḥb (?)) |
RELATED MATERIAL
| Epigraphs
in CSAI Objects in CSAI |