CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Antonini 2016 a: 360, cat. 25
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters2.7

TEXT


   1  Ẓrbt-Fys²n

Apparatus
1The scriba omitted the word separator between the first and the second proper name.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositHajar Kuḥlān, MAIRY storerooms
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Aniconic stela
TopConvex
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 16.3, w. 8.7, th. 3
Link to object record

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
NotesTomb 1, from the corridor in front of Locus 1.
Link to site record

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2016: 431-432Agostini, Alessio 2016. Le iscrizioni (IV. La necropoli di Ḥayd bin ʿAqīl). Pages 428-442 in Alessandro de Maigret and Christian J. Robin (eds). Gli scavi Italo-Francesi di Tamnaʿ (Repubblica dello Yemen). Rapporto finale. (Orient & Méditerranée, 20). Paris: De Boccard.