CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Bāfaqīh and Robin 1979 a: pl.3
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  Lfḍm (ʾwkḍ)
   2  ḏ-ṭhy qyln B—
   3  rlm ḏ-Yzʾn [w-]
   4  Ylġb w-Kbrn

Apparatus
2"de la cuisine du qayl", compared by the editors with Ar. ṭuhiyy and ṭahy, masdar of ṭahā "arranger (les viandes, les mets), cuire, rŭtir, griller etc.".

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Lfḍm ʾwkḍ
   2  of the kitchen of the qayl B-
   3  rlm of the Yzʾn,
   4  Ylġb and Kbrn.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteYanbuq
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Mayfaʿa
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāfaqīh and Robin 1979 a: 35-36, pl. 3Bāfaqīh, Muḥammad ʿA. and Robin, Christian J. 1979. Inscriptions inédites de Yanbuq (Yémen démocratique). Raydān, 2: 15-76.
Gajda 1997: 78-79Gajda, Iwona 1997. Ḥimyar gagné par le monothéisme (IVe-VIe siècle de l'ère chrétienne). Ambitions et ruine d'un royaume de l'Arabie méridionale antique. (Université d'Aix-en-Provence).