CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Frantsouzoff 2005 a: pl. XLVII/1

INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
AlphabetAncient South Arabian
Script typologyMonumental writing
Writing techniqueIncision
Chronology
PeriodB1
Textual typologyDedicatory text - fragmentary

GENERAL NOTES

Paleography and textual style are those typical of the "middle period" of the inscriptions from the Raybūn and the other sites of the Ḥaḍramawt valley (see Prioletta 2005). This phase is contemporary of and can be compared to the B1 period of the documentation from Qatabān.

TEXT


   1  Gwrʾl mqynyhn bn
   2  [... ... ](s¹qny )(S¹yn)( mṯ)—
   3  [ndhn ... ...]
   4  [... ...]

OBJECT INFORMATION

DepositSayʾūn, Museum
Support typeArtefact » Stela » Stela with framework
MaterialStone
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesThe inscription probably comes from Jūja.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Frantsouzoff 2005 a: 195-196, pl. XLVII/1Frantsouzoff, Serguei A. 2005. Epigraphic documentation from Ḥaḍramawt. Pages 193-216 in Alexander V. Sedov. Temples of Ancient Ḥaḍramawt. (Arabia Antica, 3). Pisa: Edizioni Plus-Pisa University Press.
Prioletta 2005: 316, fig. 9Prioletta, Alessia 2005. Appunti per una nuova sistemazione cronologica delle iscrizioni di Raybūn e della valle dello Ḥaḍramawt. Egitto e Vicino Oriente, 28: 309-323.