CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin 1982 a: ii, pl. 49/a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodD. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  S²mr w-Rfʾ w-Krbʿṯt w-(L)[... ...]
   2  byt-hmw kl nkl w-mbrʾ[ ... ...-h]—
   3  mw w-mḏqnt bt-hmw ġr ḏ-h[... ... s²]—
   4  ms¹-hmw w-mqmt ʾmr[ʾ-h]mw[ ... ...]

Apparatus
1w-m is also possible.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresw. 40 circa
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Khadara
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaʿAmrān
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a house in al-Ḫadara.
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Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteMadīnat al-Ziyal
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaJabal ʿIyāl Yazīd
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1982 a: ii, 78-79, pl. 497aRobin, Christian J. 1982. Les hautes-terres du Nord-Yémen avant l'Islam. (2 vols), (Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul, 50). Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaelogisch Instituut te Istanbul.