CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusLeft to right
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural

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OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 733
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 15, w. 26
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
NotesFollowing Breton the provenance of the object could be from Timnaʿ or from Hajar Ibn Ḥumayd.
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