CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


al-Salami 2011: 248, fig. 85

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The right and lower parts of the inscription are missing.

TEXT


   1  [... ...] ʿbdm b—
   2  [nw Ynʿ]m ʾdm
   3  [bny Bk]rm ʾġ—
   4  [ymn ... ...]ḏ-Ynʿm w-Mḥfdn

Apparatus
1-4Integrations by al-Salami 2011.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Plaque » With framework
MaterialStone
Measuresw. 19
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤuṣn Asʿad
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaBanū Shaddād
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʿṯtr
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

al-Salami 2011: 103-104, fig. 85al-Salami, Mohammed Ali 2011. Sabäische Inschriften aus dem Ḫawlān. (Jenaer Beiträge zum Vorderen Orient, 7). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.