CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1980: pl. 2
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription (qyf)
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 19.5, w. 117, th. 24.5
Decoration
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramS¹mhrym
Figurative subjectSymbol
      Symbol's shapeBlitzbündel
Notes on support and decorationsSymbol on the right side, facing the inscription line. The Blitzbündel has two branches einding with two triangles that probably reproduce two snake's heads. The monogram, composed by the letters s¹-m-r, is included into the upper part of the Blitzbündel. See also al-Kaʿāb 29 and Mushjiʿ 23.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin
Modern siteJabal al-ʿAmūd al-ʿAyraf
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Yalā
CountryYemen
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleJa 2904
ConcordanceGhul-YU 84
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hayajneh 2004 a: 135-136, fig. 35Hayajneh, Hani 2004. Eine Sammlung von fragmentarischen altsüdarabischen Inschriften aus dem Jemen. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 15/1: 120-148.