CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.4

TEXT


   1  mqf ʾbnʿm
   2  Mʿhr Br[.]

Apparatus
2Arbach: Mʿhr br[ʾ] "Mʿhr built".

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, Mift 00/70
Support typeArtefact (mqf)
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 5, w. 12, th. 6
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteHajar an-Nāb
Ancient siteMnwbm
Geographical areaMarkha
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Antonini, Arbach and Sedov 2002: 87-88Antonini, Sabina, Arbach, Mounir and Sedov, Alexander V. 2002. Collezioni sudarabiche inedite. Gli oggetti acquisiti dalla missione archeologica italo-francese a Tamnaʿ (Yemen) (1999-2000). Naples: Istituto Universitario Orientale. [Supplemento agli Annali, 91; vol. 60-61/2000-2001]