CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Minaic » Central Minaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3

TEXT


   1  w-l-k ḏ-yfṣm mṣ(bn)[... ...]

Apparatus
1The reading of the last word on the stone is very uncertain; the editors propose mṣ(bn) from the root NṢB.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresw. 85, th. 14
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteDarb aṣ-Ṣabī
Ancient siteFṯʿn
Geographical areaSouthern Jawf
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of Nkrḥ
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin, Breton and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988: 123-124, pl. 7/aRobin, Christian J., Breton, Jean-François and Ryckmans, Jacques 1988. Le sanctuaire minéen de Nkrḥ à Darb aṣ-Ṣabî (environs de Barâqiš). Rapport préliminaire (seconde partie). Étude des inscriptions. Raydān, 5: 91-158.