CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters4
Chronology
PeriodE
Date506 Ḥim
Textual typologyCommemorative text

TEXT


   1  Ḥẓyn Yhrs³l s¹ṭr ḏn m—
   2  s³ndn ḏ-b-ʿrn Kmrm wr—
   3  ḫ-hw ḏ-Mʿn ḏ-b ḫrfn ḏ-
   4  l-s¹ṯt w-ḫms¹ m(ʾ)tm

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Ḥẓyn Yhrs³l wrote this
   2  inscription, which is at the citadel of Kmrm, in the
   3  month ḏ-Mʿn, during the year
   4  five hundred and six.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositDhamār, Regional Museum, DhM 381
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 31, w. 33, th. 58
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKharibat al-Ḥuṣayn
Ancient siteKmrm
Geographical areaDhamār
CountryYemen
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