CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Schmidt et al. 1982: pl. 127 a
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  [..] S¹mhwtr|
   2  Ys²hr[... ]ʿm[... ...]

Apparatus
2The first name in this line can probably be integrated as Ys²hrmlk.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteJabal Balaq al-Awsaṭ
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
NotesThe rock inscription is close to an ancient religious building.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Schmidt et al. 1982: 69, pl. 127 aSchmidt, Jürgen, Brunner, Ueli, Gerig, M., Müller, Walter W. and Schoch, R. 1982. Mārib. Erster vorläufiger Bericht über die Forschungen des deutschen archäologischen Instituts in der Umgebung der Sabäerhauptstadt. Archäologische Berichte aus dem Yemen, 1: 5-89.