CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 521

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision

TEXT


   1  Ẓrbm ḏ-Ġrbm

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositBaltimore, Walters Art Museum, 21.66 (Foster Collection)
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 10, w. 25, th. 22
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context: Necropolis
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 521-522, photoBeeston, Alfred F.L., Pirenne, Jacqueline and Robin, Christian J. 1977-1986. Corpus des inscriptions et antiquités sud-arabes:
Vol. I (1977): Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités;
Vol. II (1986): Le Musée d’Aden. Tome 1. Inscriptions. Tome 2. Antiquités
. Louvain: Peeters. [Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres]
Schulz and Foster 2008: 124, pl. 48Schulz, Regine and Foster, Giraud V. (eds) 2008. Faces of Ancient Arabia. The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. Baltimore: Man and Lion Press and Walters Art Museum.