CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyConstruction text - fragmentary

TEXT


   1  S²ws³n w-Ḥmrm bnw ʿmkr[b ... ... mḥf]—
   2  d-s¹my Ġyln b-ʾrḍ-s¹my Ṭwb[m ... ...]
   3  w-ʾl tʿly b-ʿṯtr w-b ʿ[m ... ... Wr]—
   4  fw w-b mrʾ-s¹my S²hr Ygl[ ... ...]

Apparatus
1-2[brʾw w-s¹wṯr w-s¹s²qr mḥf]d (RES)
2[b-ḥg ʾnby] (RES)
3-4[w-b ʾnby w-b mnḍḥ-s¹my Wr]fw (RES)
4probably S²hr Ygl [Yhrgb].

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
Archaeological contextUrban context: Tower Ġyln
NotesThe inscription was probably inserted into an architectural structure.
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