CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Mordtmann 1893: pl. III/2
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

Kitchen 2000, 95 suggests a date: 1st century BC/AD.

TEXT


   1  S¹ʿdm w-
   2  S¹ʿds²ms¹m
   3  w-Rbʾl b—
   4  nw Bḥrm

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Incense burner
ShapeWith truncated pyramidal base
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 70
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJirʿan
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Mordtmann 1893: pl. IIIMordtmann, Johannes H. 1893. Himjarische Inschriften und Alterthümer in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. (Mitteilungen aus den orientalischen Sammlungen, 7). Berlin: W. Spemann.
Kitchen 2000: 95Kitchen, Kenneth A. 2000. Documentation for Ancient Arabia. Part II. Bibliographical Catalogue of Texts. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.