CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: pl. XVII/53
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  [... ...]
   2  ʾnby w-ʿm ḏ-Ys¹(r)[m ... ...]
   3  [w-]b Ḥwkm w-b ḏt Ṣnt[m ... ...]
   4  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBerlin, Staatliche Museen, Va 7811
Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesOn the basis of the gods mentioned in the final invocation we can suppose that the inscription comes from wādī al-Jūba (see RES 3552 and RES 3553).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann and Mittwoch 1932 b: 59, pl. 17 (facsimile)Mordtmann, Johannes H. and Mittwoch, Eugen 1932. Himjarische Inschriften in den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, 37/1). Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.