CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.2
Chronology
PeriodB
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

TEXT


      [... ...]
   1  [... ...]
   2  [... ...](b)-(hn)[... ... w-kwn ḏn nḫ]—
   3  ynn (b)-ʾm(r)[h w-mrḍwhy Nkrḥ b-m]—
   4  s¹ʾl b-(g)[wbn ... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 20, w. 13.5
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
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: 133-134, pl. 12/aRobin, 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.