CSAI

Corpus of South Arabian Inscriptions


Maraqten 2017: 124, fig. 8

SUPPORT INFORMATION

Support typeRock inscription
MaterialStone
Chronology
PeriodMiddle

ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE

Origin and provenance
Modern siteHajar am-Dhaybiyya
Ancient siteUnknown
Geographical areaWādī Ḍura
CountryYemen
FoundIn situ
Archaeological contextAgricultural irrigation context: ʾ
NotesThe inscription was discovered in Wādī Ḍura, in ʿIryāb near Umm Marjala.
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EPIGRAPHS

TitleʿIryāb 1
LanguageAncient South Arabian » Qatabanic » Central Qatabanic
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maraqten 2017: 124-125, fig. 9Maraqten, Mohammed 2017. Typology of irrigation systems in ancient Yemen in the light of the epigraphic evidence. Pages 115-135 in Walid Yasin al-Tikriti and Paul Alan Yule (eds). Proceedings of water and life in Arabia. Conference 14th - 16th December, 2014. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority.