Shabwa no. 15
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Construction text - fragmentary |
TEXT
1 S³l[... ...] b(n) Hns¹hʾl ḏ-[... ...]
2 ḥ[..]hn bn gnʾ (S²)b[wt ... ...]
3 [... ...]tʾ[..]m ʾrb [... ...]
| 1-2 | Possible integration: mḥfdhn (Pirenne). |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Support type | Stone inscription |
| Material | Stone |
| Measures | h. 38, w. 60 |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Shabwa |
| Ancient site | S²bwt |
| Geographical area | Shabwa |
| Country | Yemen |
| Found | Reemployed. In modern times |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Pirenne 1990: 56, pl. XLVIa | Pirenne, Jacqueline 1990. Les témoins écrit de la région de Shabwa et l'histoire. Jean-François Breton (ed.), Fouilles de Shabwa. 1. (Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, 134). Paris: Librairie orientaliste Paul Geuthner. [Institut français d'Archéologie du Proche-Orient] |