CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2
Chronology
PeriodC

TEXT


   1  (n)ṣb Ḥḍbt bn |
   2  Tʿqs² (n)ṣb-hw

Apparatus
Some unreadable letter on the top.
Text roughly written. The letters n are reversed.
2After the proper name (of man? Group?) we suppose there was a blank space where the stone is now damaged. However, there could also be a lacuna with two letters missing. This consequently implies a different interpretation of the text (cf. the translation).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥḍbt of Tʿqs²
   2  did set up his memorial.
An alternative interpretation is "Memorial of Ḥḍbt of Tʿqs² [..] his memorial (or: [which] he did set up)".

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, Military Museum, B 9578
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with scene (nṣb)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 32, w. 30, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteṢanʿāʾ
Ancient siteṢnʿw
Geographical areaSanʿāʾ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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