CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Grjaznevič 1978: fig. 48
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  [... ...]q-hw[ ... ...]

Apparatus
1The upside-down reading by Lundin is also possible, although the higher stroke of the letter s¹ seems disproportionate: [... ... ]w-s¹q(y)[... ...]. Actually the higher circle of the y is not visible on the photograph.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 10, w. 8
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteṬayba
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Ḍahr
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Grjaznevič 1978: 44, fig. 48Grjaznevič, Petr A. 1978. Materiali ekspedicii P.A. Grjaznevičia 1966-1967 gg. Južnaja Aravija. Pamjiatniki Drevnej Istorii i Kultury. 1. Moscow: Glavnaja redakzija vostočnoj literatury.