CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Arbach and al-Ḥalabī 2005: 40

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  Bdrm
   2  mrṯd (W)—
   3  dm |
   4  ḏ-ʿybn
   5  w-Nqmm
   6  ḥwr hg—
   7  rn-Ḥdt

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bdrm,
   2  protégé of W-
   3  dm,
   4  he of ʿybn
   5  and Nqmm,
   6  inhabitant of the city of
   7  Ḥdt.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
Measuresh. 19, w. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteas-Sadū (wādī al-ʿIshash)
Ancient siteḤḍt
Geographical areaḤadda
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arbach and al-Ḥalabī 2005: 40, fig. 1Arbach, Mounir and al-Ḥalabī, Muḥammad 2005. Awwal naqš sabaʾī yaḏkur madīna Ḥadda. Ṣanʿāʾ fī ḥawālī al-qarn al-ṯanī qabla al-mīlād. Adūmātū, 12: 39-44.