CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: iii, pl. LXV
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief

TEXT


   1  Yʿd

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 43, w. 80
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Aḥzūk
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Sirr
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
NotesReemployed in a modern house. The stone inscription comes from an ancient site called Kaulet Sanʿa.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 7, fig. 2; iii, pl. LXVFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 80-81Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.