CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jaqueline Pirenne
CIAS: ii, 343-344, (photo)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Measure of letters3.2; 2.9 (letter y)

GENERAL NOTES

According to J. Pirenne (CIAS), because the name is largely attested in Sabaʾ, the object could be Sabaean.

TEXT


   1  Yḥḍb

Apparatus
1The engraver started writing a letter "y", which is left in mid-depth.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, NAM 1906
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with figure in relief
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 9.6,w. 13.3, th. 5.9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Unknown
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jaussen 1926: 556, n. 24Jaussen, Antonin J. 1926. Mélanges: Inscriptions himyarites. Revue Biblique, 35: 548-582.
Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 c: 117Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Altsüdarabische Inschriften (Fortsetzung von Heft 1). Orientalia, 1: 116-128.
Jamme 1952 b: 101-102Jamme, Albert W.F. 1952. Pièces épigraphiques sud-arabes de la collection de K. Muncherjee, I. Le Muséon, 65: 95-137.
CIAS: ii, 343-344 (photo)Beeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités
. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]