CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 28, w. 62
Notes on support and decorationsThe object is a block of limestone damaged on the left and on the upper part. On the right part there is a cavity which was used to support a decorative element.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Provenance
Modern siteShibām al-Ghirās / Shibām Sukhaym (Al-ʿAsarī, surroundings of Shibām Sukhaym)
Ancient siteS²bmm
Geographical areaBanī Ḥushaysh
CountryYemen
FoundReemployed. In modern times
Archaeological contextUrban context: Private house Dṯʾ
NotesReemployed in a wall of a watchtower.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleGr 56
ConcordanceShibām Suḫaym 6
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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