CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

Foster-Mārib 1


By kind permission of GOAM

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters9
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

At the time of Bron's publication the stone was reemployed in a wall. Chronologically between the end of A and the B period.

TEXT


   1  [...]ʾl bn ʾlʿz bn Ḥs²g hqny[... ...]
   2  [... ...]w kl mbny kʾbtnhn b-ḏt-(Ḥ)[mym]

Apparatus
1-2According to Bron the text is complete on the left side. However, if so the verb would be at plural with a singular subject. On the other hand, we assume that only few letters are missing on the right side.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Military Museum, MṢM 3613
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 25, w. 55, th. 22
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bron 1992: 75, photoBron, François 1992. Mémorial Mahmud al-Ghul. Inscriptions sudarabiques. Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner / Sanʿāʾ: Centre français d'études yéménites.