CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  Klybm w-Klbn Lḥy w-Ṣbʿ[... ... ... ...]—
   2  t h<ʿ>s²qw w-hqs²b w-hqḥ kl q[br... ... ... ...]—
   3  s¹ mqbrm ẓrbm l-s¹m w-l ʾbʿ[l ... ...]

Apparatus
2hs²qw (Avanzini 2004).

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Klybm and Klbn Lḥy and Ṣbʿ[... ...]-
   2  t dug up, built, completed the whole grave [... ...]
   3  a grave, as a legal property, for them and for the lords of [ ... ...].
Avanzini 2004 a: 518Avanzini, Alessandra 2004. Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions I-III. Qatabanic, Marginal Qatabanic, Awsanite Inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 2). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Università di Pisa.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteṢaḥr Bilād Ḍaḥr
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Tomb
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