CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1979: pl.7
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of lettersabout 3.5

TEXT


   1  Ḍnk bn ʾkwk

Apparatus
The reading of the first name follows Jamme, who thinks the text is written in "cursive alphabet".
ʾ is dextrograde.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositUnknown, M 82
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 14, w. 25, th. 4.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteKhawr Rūrī
Ancient siteS¹mhrm / S¹mrm
Geographical areaSouthern Ẓufār
CountryOman
Notes"Room VI L 20, near floor" (Albright).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1979: 95-96, pls 7, h (illegible photo), (facsimile)Jamme, Albert W.F. 1979. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe IX. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A205328#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]
Albright 1982: 88, pl. 39, fig. 76Albright, Frank P. 1982. The American Archaeological Expedition in Dhofar, Oman, 1952-1953. (Publications of the American Foundation for the Study of Man, 6). Washington: American Foundation for the Study of Man / Philadelphia, Pa.: Distributed by G. Allen, Bookseller.