CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1966 a: fig. 16 (facsimile), pl. XIII
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodE

TEXT


   1  Tmmm ḏ-Ḥḍyt
   2  (m)qtwy bnyhn
   3  Lḥyʿ(t)( )(Yr)ḫm |
   4  ḏ-Gd[nm w-ḏ-Yzʾ]n
   5  (wtf )(Lq)[yb]( ḏ)-Yzʾn

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBiʾr Ḥimā
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaBiʾr Ḥimà
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
NotesThe inscription is engraved near the well of Biʾr Ḥimā.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1966 a: 55-56, pl. XIIIJamme, Albert W.F. 1966. Sabaean and Ḥasaean Inscriptions from Saudi Arabia. (Studi Semitici, 23). Rome: Istituto di studi del Vicino Oriente, Università di Roma.
Gajda 1997: 110-111Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence).
Robin 2008 a: 89-90, fig. 8Robin, Christian J. 2008. Joseph, dernier roi de Ḥimyar (de 522 à 525, ou une des années suivantes). Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 34: 1-125.