CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 88, fig. 2

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Chronology
PeriodB2
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  Bs³rm
   2  Nbṭʿm Ḏrḥ—
   3  n s¹qny ḏt [..]—
   4  [... ...]

Apparatus
The name of the god is written in the upper element of the incense burner.
3-4Probably to be integrated ḏt Bs³rm.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bs³rm
   2  Nbṭʿm Ḏrḥ-
   3  n dedicated to ḏt [..]-
   4  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 858
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 22, w. 21, th. 16
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤinū az-Zurayr
Ancient siteHrbt
Geographical areaWādī Ḥarīb
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach, Bāṭāyiʿ and al-Zubaydī 2013: 51-52, fig. 88 (2)Arbach, Mounir, Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and al-Zubaydī, Khayrān 2013. Nuqūš qatbāniyya ǧadīda (3). Raydān, 8: 49-103.