CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  Bʿṯtr bn Bʿl<y>fʿ ḏ-ʿgzn ʿbd S¹mhʾ(m)[r]

Apparatus
1there is a space between Bʿl and fʿ. The proposed integration is confirmed on the basis of the comparison with FB-Haram 2.
One wonders if the text continued with a dedication.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Bʿṯtr son of Bʿlyfʿ ḏ-ʿgzn servant of S¹mhʾmr.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBarcelona (Private collection)
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteKharibat Hamdān
Ancient siteHrm
Geographical areaJawf - Wādī Madhab
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Avanzini 2009: 137Avanzini, Alessandra 2009. Due nuove iscricioni (sic!) sudarabiche. Aula Orientalis, 27: 137-138.
Rossi 2022: 287-288Rossi, Irene 2022. The city-states of the Jawf at the dawn of Ancient South Arabian history (8th-6th centuries BCE). II. Corpus of the inscriptions. (Arabia Antica, 17/2). Roma: «L'Erma» di Bretschneider.