CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


By kind permission of British Museum

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

DepositLondon, The British Museum, BM 125126=1883,0421.6

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeStone inscription
MaterialStone
Measuresh. 25, w. 40, th. 9.5

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin. Conjectural
Modern siteShibām
Ancient siteS²bm
Geographical areaCentral Ḥaḍramawt
CountryYemen
Archaeological contextUrban context: City walls Tower Hrn
NotesThe inscription was first copied by S. Langer in Aden in 1882 and belonged at that time to Major F. M. Hunter. D. H. Müller is the first to report a supposed origin from Shibām.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleJa 1007
ConcordanceRES 3250
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Ḥaḍramitic
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