CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: pl. II
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  Mʿwyt |
   2  bn Wlʿt Nʿ[mt] bn [Ml]—
   3  km mqtt S²rḥ(ʾ)—
   4  l ḏ-Yzʾn
   5  rb-Hwd b-Rḥmnn

Apparatus
2bn [Ml] is written between ll. 2 and 3.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteʿān-Halkān
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaJabal Kawkab
CountrySaudi Arabia
FoundIn situ
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CULTURAL NOTES

See CIH 543 on rb-Yhd.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1953: 314-315, pl. IIRyckmans, Gonzague 1953. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Dixième série. Le Muséon, 66: 267-317.
Robin 2008 a: 87Robin, 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.