CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.9
Chronology
PeriodB

GENERAL NOTES

Probably a fragmentary penitential text.

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ... Nkrḥ] s²y—
   3  [mh-... ... m]rḍw—
   4  [hy ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Stela
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 11, w. 9.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteDarb aṣ-Ṣabī
Ancient siteFṯʿn
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 136-137, pl. 12/bRobin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158.