CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Beeston 1988: 6, photo
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeInscription on architectural structure
MaterialStone

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar Kuḥlān
Ancient siteTmnʿ
Geographical areaWādī Bayḥān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextUrban context: Royal palace Mḏbḥm
NotesThe inscription was found near the main building of Timnaʿ, probably the royal palace Ḥarīb. Beeston hypothesizes that "the building recorded in Doe 5 seems to have been an earlier palace - possibly demolished when S²hr Ygl Yhrgb's palace was erected".
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleDoe 5
ConcordanceCSAI I, 6
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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