CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Hayajneh 2004 a: 122, fig. 6

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB. Conjectural
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  [... ... bn]y mḥfdn Yhrʾl

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī al-Jūba
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls Tower Yhrʾl
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Wissmann 1968: 100, facsimileWissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
Hayajneh 2004 a: 122, fig. 6Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148.