CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Ryckmans, Gonzague 1962 b: 448, facsimile
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INSCRIPTION INFORMATION

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

TEXT


   1  (R)bs²m bn[ W]—
   2  hb s¹qny

Apparatus
The text might be incomplete.

TRANSLATIONS

English

   1  Rbs²m son of
   2  Whb dedicated.

OBJECT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
Measuresh. 20, w. 20
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ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteZubayd
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaShibām-Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryckmans, Gonzague 1962 b: 448 (facsimile)Ryckmans, Gonzague 1962. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Vingtième série. Le Muséon, 75: 441-453.
Wissmann 1968: 46Wissmann, Hermann von 1968. Zur Archäologie und antiken Geographie von Südarabien. Ḥaḍramaut, Qatabān und das ʿAden-Gebiet in der Antike. (Uitgaven van het, Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul, 24). Istanbul: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.