CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1976: pl. 4
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural
Textual typologyDedicatory text

TEXT


   1  Lḥyww (bn)← ʾlʾws¹ bn Ḥṭʾn hqny ʿṯtr w-(ʾ)lmqh Ḥwyt w-kl w(ld)-hw

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Lḥyww, son of ʾlʾws¹, of Ḥṭʾn, dedicated to ʿṯtr and ʾlmqh Ḥwyt and all his children.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 47.7, w. 223.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance. Conjectural
Modern siteṢawwana
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jamme 1976: 34, pl. 4Jamme, Albert W.F. 1976. Carnegie Museum 1974-75 Yemen Expedition. (Special Publication, 2). Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History.