CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

GENERAL NOTES

The inscription was transcribed by R. Wilson in 1982.

TEXT


   1  [... ...ʿṯ]tr w-Hb(s¹) [... ...]
   2  [... ...]Ns²ʾkrb Y[... ...]

Apparatus
2Ns²ʾkrb Y[... could be the name of a Sabaean king or Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn (1st century AD), or Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn Yhrḥb (3rd century AD).

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteal-Madīna
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaJabal Miswar
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
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CULTURAL NOTES

Robin 1981 a: the mention of the deity Hbs¹ (l.1) confirm that the region of the Jabal Miswar was under the control of the Sabaean confederation.
Robin 1981 a: Ns²ʾkrb Y[... ...] (l.2) could be the name of a lord or that of a king. We know two kings that have this name: Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn, son of Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, in the first century A.D. and Ns²ʾkrb Yhʾmn Yhrḥb, son of ʾls²rḥ Yḥḍb and Yʾzl Byn, in the third century A.D.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 1981 a: 51-52Robin, Christian J. 1981. Documents de l'Arabie antique II. Raydān, 4: 43-65.