CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1971 b: pl. 4
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.6

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription is on the top; another one is on the front face of the stela base (Ja 2224a).

TEXT


   1  Nṣwf

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 4, w. 10.6, th. 6.7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1971 b: 76, pl. 3 (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1971. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe II. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A206497#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]