CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Agostini 2021 a: 163, fig.13; Antonini 2021: 179, fig. 11
By kind permission of Missione Archeologica Italiana nella Repubblica dello Yemen (©MAIRY)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Measure of letters3
Chronology
PeriodC. Conjectural

GENERAL NOTES

Agostini dates the incription to the 1st c. BCE - 1st c. CE.

TEXT


   1  S²bʿn

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarāqish, Museum, Storeroom
Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresw. 14.5, th. 11.7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteBarāqish
Ancient siteYṯl
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple Qbḍm of ʿṯtr ḏ-Qbḍ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agostini 2021 a: 162-163, fig. 13Agostini, Alessio 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Le iscrizioni. Pages 151-171 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Antonini 2021: 178-179, fig. 11Antonini, Sabina 2021. Il tempio di ʿAthtar dhu-Qabḍ. Gli oggetti. Pages 172-186 in Sabina Antonini and Francesco G. Fedele (eds). Barāqish/Yathill (Yemen) 1986-2007. Volume 1: Excavations of Temple B and related research and restoration / Scavi del Tempio B e ricerche e restauri connessi. Oxford: Archaeopress.