R1853
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
| Script typology | Graffito |
| Writing technique | Incision |
GENERAL NOTES
| According to the editor, based on paleographical analysis, the inscription could be dated to the 1st-2nd AD (Ch. Robin 2001a, 214). |
TEXT
1 Flḥm mqtwy
2 Ḥrṯm
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Rock inscription |
| Material | Stone |
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shisʿāʾ |
| Ancient site | Unknown |
| Geographical area | Jabal Kawkab |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Found | In situ |
| Notes | The plain of Shisʿa is located between Ḥimā and Kawkab, 110-115 km north-north-east of Najrān. |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Robin 2001 a: 211, fig. 2 | Robin, Christian J. 2001. «La caravane yéménite et syrienne» dans une inscription de l'Arabie méridionale antique. Pages 207-216 in Bruno Halff, Floréal Sanagustin, Margaret Sironval and Jacqueline Sublet (eds). L'Orient au coeur en l'honneur d'André Miquel. (Collection Orient-Méditerranée). Paris: Maisonneuve et Larose. |