CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions

DASI

CIH 317


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Text classified as Middle Sabaic for the presence of the word qwl. Halévy read the inscription in the site of Širs¹ʿi, in Arḥab region, not distant from Ṣanʿāʾ.

TEXT


   1  [... ...]ʿms²fq qwl S¹mʿy bny [... ...]
   2  [... ...]ywm hqn(y)[... ...]
   3  [... ...]b-Krbʾl [... ...]
   4  [... ...] (b)-(T)ʾlb [... ...]
   5  [... ...]

Apparatus
1bn (CIH).
2Halévy reads: hqnhdwlz; CIH corrects: hqny ʾlm[qh nfs¹-hw w-bn-h.
3Halévy reads: b-Krbʾl ḏq(b)s²ʿb, with reversed s²; CIH corrects; w Krbʾl w-qny s²ʿb[hw ..... b-ʾlm.
4Halévy reads: qḫtw( b)t(b)ʾl(b) w; CIH corrects: qh bn Tʾlb w[-b ... ... w-b.
5Halévy reads: (ṯ)llb ʾḫw; CIH corrects: Yllm ʾs²w[ʿ w-b.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
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