CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Rijziger 2017 b: 239-241, fig. 1

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

NotesThis inscription is in a Yemeni private collection.

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeArtefact » Base » Of statue with dedicatory inscription
MaterialStone
Decoration
Figurative subjectPlant » Rosette
Chronology
PeriodMiddle
Notes on support and decorationsTwo rosettes are carved at the beginning and end of the first line of inscription.

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteṢirwāḥ-Arḥab
Ancient siteMdrm
Geographical areaArḥab
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextReligious context: Temple of S²ms¹m
NotesAccording to its owner, the inscription comes from Ṣirwāḥ or Marib.
Link to site record

EPIGRAPHS

TitleSR - PC 1
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rijziger 2017 b: 239-241, fig. 1Rijziger, Sarah 2017. Two new inscriptions mentioning Rabbum ʾAkhṭar, a military commander of the Sabaean king in the first half of the third century AD. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 28/2: 238-245. 2019/10/19; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/16000471/2017/28/2.