CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

CT 2


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 157, pl. LXIII 2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... b]n S²bm s¹qn—
   2  [y ... ...]-s¹ w-wld-s¹

Apparatus
The text could be incomplete on the right side too.
1It seems better to consider S²bm as a patronymic and not a toponym.
2Possible integration: [S¹yn nfs¹]-s¹ w-wld-s¹.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Deposital-Mukallā, Museum
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤurayḍa
Ancient siteMḏbm
Geographical areaWestern Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In ancient times
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S¹yn ḏ-Mḏbm
NotesPavement in Area II.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944: 157, pl. LXIII/2Ryckmans, Gonzague 1944. Epigraphy. The inscriptions from the Moon Temple. Pages 155-184 in Gertrude Caton Thompson. The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha (Hadhramaut). (Reports of the Research Committee and of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 13). Oxford: Oxford University Press.