CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini 2016 b: 401, cat. 102
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters1.6

TEXT


   1  ʿqrb

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositHajar Kuḥlān, MAIRY storerooms
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 10.5, w. 3.5, th. 2.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
NotesTomb 5
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2016: 434Agostini, Alessio 2016. Le iscrizioni (IV. La necropoli di Ḥayd bin ʿAqīl). Pages 428-442 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale. (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard.