CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE
Textual typologyPrayer

TEXT


   1  ʾs¹dm bn ʿwfm
   2  l-s¹mʿn Rḥmn<n>
   3  Wd-ʾb

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  ʾs¹dm, son of ʿwfm.
   2  May Rḥmnn listen.
   3  Wd ʾb.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteSaiq
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Mayfaʿa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Stark 1939: pl. VIIIStark, Freya 1939. Some Pre-Islamic Inscriptions on the Frankincense Route in Southern Arabia. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: 479-498.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 b: 308Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Sixième série. Le Muséon, 52: 297-319.