CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Awsanite
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Measure of letters3.5
Chronology
PeriodC

GENERAL NOTES

Chronology: about 1st c. BC, according to Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach.

TEXT


   1  (m)qf *|* Ḏḫrt ḏt b(yt)
   2  S¹ʿdʿ(m) bʿl (Ḏ)rʾn

Apparatus
2bʿl Ḏrʾn could be the first occurrence of bʿl plus a name of group.

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositAden, University Museum, UAM 206
Support typeArtefact (mqf)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 18.5, w. 26, th. 7
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areawādī Markha
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextFunerary context
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bāṭāyiʿ and Arbach 2001: 104-105, fig. 2Bāṭāyiʿ, Aḥmed and Arbach, Mounir 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Musée de l'Université d'Aden. Raydān, 7: 103-124.