CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Robin 1994 a: pl. 38/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Measure of letters6,5 (l.2)

TEXT


   1  [... ...]r (b)ny S²(b)rn (h)—
   2  [... ...bʾly-hmw] ʿṯtr ʿzzm w—
   3  [... ...w-b ʾmrʾ-hmw] ʾls²rḥ (ʾ)[... ...]
   4  [... ...]

Apparatus
1The reading S²brn is confirmed by MAFRAY-Bayt ash-Shiḥṭara 1/5. (Robin 1994 a: 78).
3"il semble que la lettre qui suit ʾls²rḥ soit un ʾ et qu'on ne puisse pas restituer ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb. D'ailleurs, la graphie suggère une date antérieure aux rois qui ont porté ce nom." (Robin 1994 a: 78)

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 29, w. 57
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteHijrat al-Kibs
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaYaklaʾ
CountryYemen
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CULTURAL NOTES

ʿṯtr ʿzzm (l.2) is the main divinity of the tribe Ḏmry. (Robin 1994 a: 77-78)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1994 a: 77-78, pls. 38/2-39/1Robin, Christian J. 1994. Documents de l'Arabie antique III. Raydān, 6: 69-90.