CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  Ḫmrn

Apparatus
According to Garbini, and on the basis of the fʿln form of the name, Ḫmrn is probably to be considered as a female name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 20, w. 100
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteḤammat Dhīyāb
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMayfaʿat ʿAns
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesInserted as lintel in a house door.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grjaznevič 1978: 55Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.
Avanzini 1985: 97, pl. 21/1Avanzini, Alessandra 1985. Problemi storici della regione di al-Ḥadāʾ nel periodo preislamico e nuove iscrizioni. Pages 53-115 in Pelio Fronzaroli (ed.). Studi Yemeniti. (Quaderni di semitistica, 14). Florence: Istituto di linguistica e di lingue orientali, Università di Firenze.