DASI

digital archive for the study of pre-islamic arabian inscriptions

Editor: Jérémie Schiettecatte


SITE INFORMATION

Ancient nameʾknṭ
CountryYemen
Geographical areaArhab
GovernorateʿAmrān
KingdomSaba
CoordinatesLatitude: 15° 49' 51.1"    Longitude: 44° 10' 31.5"    
Coordinates accuracycertain
Type of siteSettlement
TribeTribe: ʾknṭ
Tribe: ʿnnn (nisba)
Tribe: Ḥs²dm
Tribe: Mʾḏnyn (nisba)
Lineage: Ddn
Lineage: Hmdn
Lineage: Ḥs¹mm
Lineage: Rmt
Lineage: Ydm
Lineage: Yfʿ
Lineage: Yfʿyn
Deitiesʿṯtr S²rqn
ḏt-Ḥmym
Tʾlb
Tʾlb Rymm
Tʾlb Rymm bʿl Ḫḍʿtn
StructuresDwelling (indeterminate)
Dwelling (concentrated)
Light hydraulic structure (ex. canal, well)
Wells, cisterns
Terrace cultivation
Rampart
Small temple
Rock inscriptions
LanguageSabaic

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Epigraphs in CSAI
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