CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


al-Aġbarī 2010 a: 81, fig. 4

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositṢanʿāʾ, The National Museum, YM 371
NotesFormerly at the Museum of Taʿizz.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 21.5, w. 118, th. 15.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramMhbyḥ
Notes on support and decorationsThe monogram on the right is composed by the letters m, b, ḥ and probably refers to the name of the author of the text: Mhbyḥ. The monogram on the left is compsed by ḥ, m, l (or g) and could refer to one of the names of the clans mentioned: Ḥllm (or Ḥlgm).

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteUnknown
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaUnknown
CountryUnknown
NotesProbably from the region of Taʿizz (cf. Robin 2013 a: 186).
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleDJE 12
ConcordanceGraf 1
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robin 2013 a: 186Robin, Christian J. 2013. Matériaux pour une prosopographie de l'Arabie antique: les noblesses sabéenne et ḥimyarite avant et après l'Íslam. Pages 127-269 in Christian J. Robin and Jérémie Schiettecatte. Les préludes de l'Islam. Ruptures et continuités des civilisations du Proche-Orient, de l'Afrique orientale, de l'Arabie et de l'Inde à la veille de l'Islam. (Orient et Méditerranée, 11). Paris: De Boccard.