CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 483 (photo)

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Late Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueRelief
Chronology
PeriodE. Conjectural

TEXT


   1  S¹b(l)tn((s¹b(l)tn))

Apparatus
1Pirenne inteprets the text as "the Ear" (part of the Virgo constellation).

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum
Support typeArtefact » Slab
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 21, w. 41
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteẒafār
Ancient siteẒfr
Geographical areaẒafār
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Costa 1973: 194, pl. XIV/1Costa, Paolo M. 1973. Antiquities from Ẓafar (Yemen). Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 33: 185-206.
CIAS: i, 481-484 (photo)Beeston, 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]
Yule 2007: 149, fig. 110Yule, Paul 2007. Himyar: Spästantike im Jemen (= Himyar, Late antique Yemen). Aichwald: Linden Soft.