CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.2
Chronology
PeriodD

TEXT


   1  S²rḥbʾl ʾs¹ʾr w-ʾḫ[y-hw ... ... S²]—
   2  rḥṯt ʾrs³l w-ʾl(b)[... ... ...]—
   3  s³ w-S²fʿṯt w-bn-hmw [... ...]

Apparatus
According to the repetition of the decorative motifs on the framework, it seems reasonable to suppose that only few letters are missing at the left side of the stone, and that the text is fragmentary on the lower side.
However, this cannot be maintained with certainty.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, University Museum, A-20-899
Support typeUnknown
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 35, w. 35, th. 17.9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sholan 2005 a: 7-23, pl. 2/2Sholan, Amida 2005. Nuqūš Sabaʾiyya ǧadīda. Dirāsa taḥlīliyya fī dalālāti-hā al-luġawiyya wa-l-taʾrīkhiyya. Ages. A semi-annual journal of Historical, Archaeological and Civilizational Studies, 15/2: 7-23.