CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of Jean-François Breton

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  ʾbyṯʿ Hnʿmt

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositʿAtaq, Museum, ATM 611
Support typeArtefact » Base » Of stela
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresh. 7.3, w. 21.5, th. 9
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteḤayd Ibn ʿAqīl
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
NotesBreton reports a provenance from Timnaʿ, hence we suppose that the object originates from its necropolis, Ḥayd ibn ʿAqīl.
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