CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Jamme 1971 b: pl. 5
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SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 85, w. 160
Decoration
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramʾltbʿ
monogram a): top right, h. 24, w. 12
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogramʾls¹r
monogram b): top left, h. 26, w. 13
Figurative subjectMonogram
      Resolved monogram
monogram c): left, h. 30, w. 13
Chronology
PeriodMiddle

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteal-Ghunaymiyya
Ancient siteunknown
Geographical areaWādī Shirjān
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: Cistern
NotesThe text is engraved on the west side of the mountain about 6 m from Ja 1818.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleJa 1819
ConcordanceVan Lessen 23; Shirjān 19
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Sabaic » Southern Middle Sabaic
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