CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Chronology
PeriodC
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription, although addressed to the Qatabanian god ʿm, is in Sabaic.

TEXT


   1  [... ...]w mrʾ-hw (ʿm) ḏ-(Y)—
   2  [.... ... ...]d (ʿm) b-ḏt hwfy rs²wt-h—
   3  [w ... ...] w-ḥmd Hwf(ʿm) w-Ṣbḥm
   4  [... ...] w-kl ḏ-l-hw yktrbnn-hw

Apparatus
Script in double stroke.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, The National Museum, AM 203
Support typeArtefact » Offering table
MaterialMarble
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteal-ʿĀdiyya
Ancient siteRḥb (?)
Geographical areaal-Bayḍāʾ
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1939 a: 69-70, n. 214, pl. IVRyckmans, Gonzague 1939. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Cinquième série. Le Muséon, 52: 51-112.