CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach 2016: 263
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 letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ...] ḏ-Ḏr(ʾn) [... ...]
   2  [... ...](ʾl) w-Zydʾl s¹—
   3  [qnyw] ʾṯrt b—
   4  [ʿl ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Architectural element » Capital
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 23, w. 15, th. 10
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Ys²hl (of the goddess ʾṯrt).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach 2016: 262-263, fig.Arbach, Mounir 2016. Annexe : les inscriptions du temple d'Athirat (II. Il tempio di Athirat : rapporto finale degli scavi 1999-2000). Pages 259-287 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.