CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyGraffito
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  (b)ḏs²(ṭ)ms¹h

Apparatus
Edition by M. C. A. Macdonald.
Some letters appear to have been chiselled with an implement with two points and others by using a single point rocked back and forward producing a zigzag line.
The first letter is damaged by chips in the stone on the right and at the top. The second letter can be seen to be a ḏ in certain lights. The letter after the s² could possibly be a ṭ, but the reading is uncertain.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 132611=1959,0509.1
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 22.6, w. 22, th. 16.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Masyad
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryYemen
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