CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


CIAS: i, 391

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Script cursusBoustrophedon
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters7
Chronology
PeriodA

TEXT


   1  [... ...] (b)n Rbḥm [... ...]
   2  [... ...] Wkb(m)[ ... ...]((w-Kbm[ ... ...]))

Apparatus
2Jamme (1985: 263-264) suggests to compare "wkbm" with the tribe name Wkbm well attested in the inscriptions from the jebel ʿAmūd al ʿAyraf, which is not very far from Marib.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 451
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialAlabaster
Measuresbig fragment: h. 26, w. 18, th. 7.5; small fragment: h. 14, w. 13, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteMaḥram Bilqīs
Ancient siteʾwm
Geographical areaMaʾrib
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of ʾlmqh bʿl ʾwm
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

CIAS: i, 91, 391-392, 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]
Jamme 1985Jamme, Albert W.F. 1985. Miscellanées d'ancient arabe XIV. Washington. 2019/07/23; https://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A203545#page/1/mode/1up. [Privately printed]