CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Fakhry 1952: i, fig. 16
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Chronology
PeriodA. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

According to A. Fakhry (1952), the eight words inscribed on the pillars of the temple D of Ṣirwāḥ are the names of well known fortresses, and were given to the pillars by the builders of the temple.

TEXT


   1  Tnʿmt

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure » Pillar
MaterialGranite
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Khawlān
Ancient siteṢrwḥ
Geographical areaṢirwāḥ
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple
NotesTemple D (see A. Fakhry 1952).
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fakhry 1952: i, 47, n. 25, figs 15-16 (facsimile); iii, pl. X/aFakhry, Ahmed 1952. An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). (3 vols), Cairo: Government Press.
Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952: ii, 19Ryckmans, Gonzague 1952. Epigraphical texts. Ahmed Fakhry, An archaeological Journey to Yemen (March-May 1947). ii. Cairo: Government Press.