CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1979: pl.h
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusLeft to right
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters5

TEXT


   1  ʿbd bn ʾn

Apparatus
Inscription from left to right. "It starts out nicely, but is cut shallower toward the right until it fades out about half way across the box" (Jamme).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, M 371
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 30, w. 66, th. 40.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKhawr Rūrī
Ancient siteS¹mhrm / S¹mrm
Geographical areaSouthern Ẓufār
CountryOman
Notes"Room III M 2, 2m above floor" (Albright).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1979: 96, pl. hJamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A205328#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]
Albright 1982: 88, pl. 38, fig. 75Albright, Frank P. 1982. The American Archaeological Expedition in Dhofar, Oman, 1952-1953. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 6). Washington: American Foundation for the Study of Man / Philadelphia, Pa.: Distributed by G. Allen, Bookseller.